Distinct Ecological Niche of Anal, Oral, and Cervical Mucosal Microbiomes in Adolescent Women

Human body sites represent ecological niches for microorganisms, each providing variations in microbial exposure, nutrient availability, microbial competition, and host immunological responses. In this study, we investigated the oral, anal, and cervical microbiomes from the same 20 sexually active a...

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Main Authors: Smith, Benjamin C., Zolnik, Christine P., Usyk, Mykhaylo, Chen, Zigui, Kaiser, Katherine, Nucci-Sack, Anne, Peake, Ken, Diaz, Angela, Viswanathan, Shankar, Strickler, Howard D., Schlecht, Nicolas F., Burk, Robert D.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: YJBM 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045137/