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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 9:12:976057.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.976057. eCollection 2022.

Editorial: Vaginal dysbiosis and biofilms

António Machado  1 , Claudio Foschi  2 , Antonella Marangoni  2
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Editorial

Editorial: Vaginal dysbiosis and biofilms

António Machado et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. .
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Keywords: accurate diagnostics; biofilms; novel treatments; reproductive health; vaginal dysbiosis; vaginal microbiota.

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Representative illustration of the transition from a healthy vaginal microbiota with a high concentration of Lactobacillus species to the establishment of a vaginal dysbiosis in women.
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