Sub-communities of the vaginal ecosystem in pregnant and non-pregnant women.
L. Symul, P. Jeganathan, E. Costello, M. France, S. M. Bloom, J. Ravel, D. S. Kwon, D. A. Relman, S. P. Holmes
The paper identifies non-Lactobacillus-dominated sub-communities in vaginal ecosystems of pregnant and non-pregnant women using mixed membership models, revealing associations with preterm birth and menstrual cycle changes.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2021Microbiology