Human Microbiome Project
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The Human Microbiome Project was a United States National Institutes of Health research initiative to improve understanding of the microbiota involved in human health and disease. Launched in 2007, th
Depiction of prevalences of various classes of bacteria at selected sites on human skin
Vaginal flora
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Vaginal flora, vaginal microbiota or vaginal microbiome are the microorganisms that colonize the vagina. They were discovered by the German gynecologist Albert Döderlein in 1892 and are part of the ov
Human Microbiome Project
…the first clinical applications utilizing the HMP data, as reported in several PLoS papers, the researchers found a shift to less species diversity in vaginal microbiome of pregnant women in preparation for birth, and high viral DNA load in the nasal microbiome of children with unexplained fevers. Other studies using…
Gram stain of lactobacilli and squamous epithelial cells in vaginal swab
Gram stain of a vaginal swab showing gonococci (in pairs - arrow) inside polymorphonuclear granulocytes
Vaginal squamous cell with normal vaginal flora versus bacterial vaginosis on Pap stain. Normal vaginal flora (left) is predominantly rod-shaped Lactobacilli, whereas in bacterial vaginosis (right) there is an overgrowth of bacteria, which can be of various species.