Selected type-species-anchored Flavobacterium straight-to-gently-curved rod forms, shown as eight bodies in four single and two paired groupings. This genus-level scientific reconstruction is representative, non-diagnostic, and not a micrograph.
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Flavobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria within the phylum Bacteroidetes. Primarily environmental organisms found in soil and freshwater, Flavobacterium species have been identified in human microbiome studies of the cervical and reproductive tract, where their presence is considered atypical and potentially indicative of microbial community disruption.
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In endometriosis, Flavobacterium has been detected in cervical mucus microbial communities, representing a departure from the Lactobacillus-dominated healthy cervical microbiome (). Its presence may reflect compromised mucosal barriers or altered cervical immune defenses that permit environmental organisms to colonize the reproductive tract ().
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In endometriosis, Flavobacterium has been detected in cervical mucus microbial communities, representing a departure from the Lactobacillus-dominated healthy cervical microbiome ([1]Molecular detection of microbial colonization in cervical mucus of women with and without endometriosisAkiyama K, Nishioka K, Khan KN et al. · 2019Open reference 1 ↓).
Its presence may reflect compromised mucosal barriers or altered cervical immune defenses that permit environmental organisms to colonize the reproductive tract ([2]Ser 2023 — Current Updates on the Role of Microbiome in Endometriosis: A Narrative ReviewHooi-Leng Ser, Siu-Jung Au Yong, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee et al. · 2023Open reference 2 ↓).
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- Endometriosis—cervical microbiome associations
- Lactobacillus—healthy cervical microbiome reference
- Bacteroidetes (Bacteroidota)—parent phylum
- cervical microbiome—reproductive tract niche
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Akiyama K, Nishioka K, Khan KN et al. (2019). Molecular detection of microbial colonization in cervical mucus of women with and without endometriosis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.
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Hooi-Leng Ser, Siu-Jung Au Yong, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee et al. (2023). Ser 2023 — Current Updates on the Role of Microbiome in Endometriosis: A Narrative Review. Microorganisms.
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Kanoko Akiyama, Keisuke Nishioka, Khaleque N. Khan et al. (2019). Akiyama 2019 — Molecular Detection of Microbial Colonization in Cervical Mucus of Women With and Without Endometriosis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.
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Magill RG, MacDonald SM (2023). Magill 2023 — Male Infertility and the Human Microbiome. Frontiers in Reproductive Health.
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