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Boiarskiĭ K.Iu.

Klinika GENEZIS, Sankt-Peterburg

Kachiani E.I.

The department of obstetrics and gynecology, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 191015

Microbiome of the human reproductive system

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Boiarskiĭ K.Iu., Kachiani E.I.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2019;25(4): 27‑34

DOI: 10.17116/repro20192504127

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MICROBIOME OF THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
MICROBIOME OF THE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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Boiarskiĭ KIu, Kachiani EI. Microbiome of the human reproductive system. Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2019;25(4):27‑34. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro20192504127

 
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Abstract:

For a long time, the microbial community (microbiome) of the human reproductive system was considered only from the point of view of the presence of pathological microorganisms. Recently, thanks to modern diagnostic methods (new generation sequencing), microorganisms have been found in cavities that were previously considered sterile (uterus, placenta, amniotic fluid). This review attempts to look at the microbiome of the human reproductive system from the point of view of the sequence of microbial communities from the seminal fluid to the microbiome of the intestine of the newborn.

Keywords:

microbiome
reproductive system
uterus

Authors:

Boiarskiĭ K.Iu.

Klinika GENEZIS, Sankt-Peterburg

Kachiani E.I.

The department of obstetrics and gynecology, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 191015

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