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BioMed Central, Microbiome, 1(1), 2013

DOI: 10.1186/2049-2618-1-29

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Daily temporal dynamics of vaginal microbiota before, during and after episodes of bacterial vaginosis

Journal article published in 2013 by Jacques Ravel ORCID, Rebecca M. Brotman, Pawel Gajer, Bing, Bing Ma, Melissa Nandy, Douglas W. Fadrosh, Joyce Sakamoto, Sara Sk Koenig, Li Fu, Xia Zhou, Roxana J. Hickey, Jane R. Schwebke, Larry J. Forney
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Abstract

Abstract Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common gynecologic diagnosis characterized by dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiota. It is often accompanied by vaginal symptoms such as odor and discharge, but can be asymptomatic. Despite over 50 years of research, the etiology of BV is not well understood, which is a major impediment to treatment and prevention of BV. Results Here we report on the temporal dynamics of 25 vaginal communities over a 10 week period using samples collected daily from women who were diagnosed with symptomatic BV (15 women), asymptomatic BV (6 women), and women who did not have BV (4 women). Conclusion This unique resource of samples and data will contribute to a better understanding of the role that the vaginal microbes have in the natural history of BV and lead to improved diagnosis and treatment.