Bacterial Colonization of the Female Upper Genital Tract.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Bacterial Colonization of the Female Upper Genital Tract.
Journal
International journal of molecular sciences
Author(s)
Peric A., Weiss J., Vulliemoz N., Baud D., Stojanov M.
ISSN
1422-0067 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1422-0067
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/07/2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
14
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Bacteria colonize most of the human body, and the female genital tract is not an exception. While the existence of a vaginal microbiota has been well established, the upper genital tract has been considered a sterile environment, with a general assumption that bacterial presence is associated with adverse clinical manifestation. However, recent metagenomic studies identified specific patterns of microbiota colonizing the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and placenta. These results need confirmation and further investigations since the data are only scarce. Bacterial colonization of these sites appears different from the vaginal one, despite evidence that vaginal bacteria could ascend to the upper genital tract through the cervix. Are these bacteria only commensal or do they play a role in the physiology of the female upper genital tract? Which are the genera that may have a negative and a positive impact on the female reproductive function? The aim of this review is to critically present all available data on upper genital tract microbiota and discuss its role in human reproduction, ranging from the technical aspects of these types of analyses to the description of specific bacterial genera. Although still very limited, research focusing on genital colonization of bacteria other than the vaginal milieu might bring novel insights into physiopathology of human reproduction.
Keywords
Bacteroidetes/genetics, Bacteroidetes/isolation & purification, Fallopian Tubes/microbiology, Female, Humans, Lactobacillus/genetics, Lactobacillus/isolation & purification, Microbiota/physiology, Ovary/microbiology, Placenta/microbiology, Pregnancy, Proteobacteria/genetics, Proteobacteria/isolation & purification, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Uterus/microbiology, 16S rRNA metagenomics, Lactobacillus, microbiota, upper genital tract
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Web of science
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