The vaginal microbial communities of healthy expectant Brazilian mothers and its correlation with the newborn's gut colonization.

ABSTRACT: The female lower genital tract harbors a complex microbial community essential for homeostasis and health. During pregnancy, the female body undergoes unique hormonal changes that contribute to weight gain as well as modulations in immune function that can affect microbiota composition. Several studies have described the vaginal microbiota of pregnant women from the USA, Europe and Mexico. Here we expand our knowledge about the vaginal microbial communities during the third trimester to healthy expectant Brazilian mothers. Vaginal samples were collected from patients delivering at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil. Microbial DNA was isolated from samples and the V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene was amplified and sequenced using the PGM Ion Torrent. Brazilian pregnant women pre

SUBMITTER: Dobbler P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6787113 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature