'From women for women': A citizen science approach engaging women in the isolation and application of the vaginal health-associated bacterium Lactobacillus crispatus.

A vaginal microbiome rich in Lactobacillus crispatus is associated with good reproductive and sexual health outcomes. Dysbiosis, indicated by the loss of Lactobacillus crispatus, is a risk factor for urogenital infections, such as the clinical diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) or urinary tract i...

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Main Authors: Shardelice Illidge, Remco Kort, Rosanne Hertzberger, Dutch crispatus Citizen Science Collective
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308526
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