MicrobiologybioRxiv
Longitudinal profiling of the macaque vaginal microbiome reveals similarities to diverse human vaginal communities: implications for use as a pre-clinical model for bacterial vaginosis
N. S. Rhoades, S. M. Hendrickson, D. R. Gerken…·I. Messaoudi
This study shows that rhesus macaques have vaginal microbiomes similar to human BV-associated communities, supporting their use as a pre-clinical model for studying bacterial vaginosis.
DOI 10.1128/msystems.01322-20