The female intimate microbiome space
Leonore Vander Donck, Thies Gehrmann, Sarah Ahannach, Sarah Van den Bosch, Margo Hiel, Lize Delanghe, Camille Nina Allonsius, Eline Cauwenberghs, Irina Spacova, Eline F. M. Oerlemans, Stijn Wittouck, Ilke De Boeck, Gilbert G.G. Donders, Véronique Verhoeven, Sarah Lebeer
The paper examines microbial dispersal across female intimate body sites and finds lactobacilli are unexpectedly abundant on breast skin.
npj Women s Health · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology