Longitudinal profiling of the macaque vaginal microbiome reveals similarities to diverse human vaginal communities: implications for use as a pre-clinical model for bacterial vaginosis
N. S. Rhoades, S. M. Hendrickson, D. R. Gerken, K. Martinez, O. D. Slayden, M. K. Slifka, I. Messaoudi
This study shows that rhesus macaques have vaginal microbiomes similar to human BV-associated communities, supporting their use as a pre-clinical model for studying bacterial vaginosis.
bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2020Microbiology