Abstract
Cervicovaginal bacteria cause inflammation which in turn increases HIV risk. Profiling the cervicovaginal microbiome, therefore, is instrumental for vaccine development. We show that the microbiome profile captured by cervicovaginal lavage is comparable to samples obtained by vaginal swabs. Thus, lavage may serve as a sampling strategy in NHP vaccine studies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Journal of Medical Primatology |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - Jan 1 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 16S rRNA
- HIV
- lavage
- swab
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- veterinary(all)