Through thick and thin: The vaginal microbiome as both occupant and healer

Mart Sillen^{1

2}, Sarah Lebeer², Patrick Van Dijck^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven, Belgium.
² Department of Bioscience Engineering, Research Group Environmental Ecology and Applied Microbiology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan, Antwerp, Belgium.
³ Leuven One-Health Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Mart Sillen et al. PLoS Pathog. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 22;21(7):e1013346.

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013346. eCollection 2025 Jul.

Mart Sillen^{1

2}, Sarah Lebeer², Patrick Van Dijck^{1

3}

¹ Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven, Belgium.
² Department of Bioscience Engineering, Research Group Environmental Ecology and Applied Microbiology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan, Antwerp, Belgium.
³ Leuven One-Health Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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