Lower Genital Tract Microbiome in Early Pregnancy in the Eastern European Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is known that the features of the cervicovaginal microbiome can depend on ethnicity, which might be caused by genetic factors, as well as differences in diet and lifestyle. There is no research on the cervicovaginal microbiome of Eastern European women during early pregnancy.

Methods

We evaluated the cervical and cervicovaginal microbiome of women with first-trimester pregnancy (n = 22), further delivered at term, using the 16S rRNA sequencing method.

Results

The predominant bacterial species in both groups was Lactobacillus iners, followed by Prevotella copri, Ileibacterium valens, Gardnerella vaginalis and Muribaculum intestinale in the cervical samples, and Gardnerella vaginalis, Prevotella co

SUBMITTER: Gryaznova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9785265 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature