Type-strain-anchored Lactobacillus gasseri rounded-end rods, shown as nine bodies in five single and two paired groupings. This scientific reconstruction is representative, non-diagnostic, and not a micrograph.
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Lactobacillus gasseri is a vaginal and gut commensal that defines Community State Type II (CST-II) in the vaginal microbiome. It is a common probiotic species with anti-obesity properties in clinical trials.
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Part of vaginal microbiome shifts in endometriosis.
Preterm birth associations.
Ovarian cancer microbiome context.
Schizophrenia: Component of synbiotic for metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia RCT.
FMT: Component of reproductive tract FMT protocols.
Vaginal Ecology#
Dominates CST-II vaginal microbiomes—less protective than L. crispatus (CST-I) but more protective than L. iners (CST-III). Part of vaginal microbiome shifts in endometriosis.[1]The bidirectional relationship between endometriosis and microbiomeUzuner C, Mak J, El-Assaad F et al. · 2023Open reference 1 ↓[2]MacSharry 2024 — Endometriosis Specific Vaginal Microbiota Links to Urine and Serum N-GlycomeJohn MacSharry, Zsuzsanna Kovacs, Yongjing Xie et al. · 2024Open reference 2 ↓ Preterm birth associations.[3]Pruski & Correia 2021 — Direct On-Swab Metabolic Profiling of Vaginal Microbiome Host Interactions During Pregnancy and Preterm BirthPamela Pruski, Gonçalo D. S. Correia, Holly V. Lewis et al. · 2021Open reference 3 ↓
Ovarian cancer microbiome context.[4]Asangba 2023 — Diagnostic and prognostic potential of the microbiome in ovarian cancer treatment responseAsangba AE, Chen J, Goergen KM et al. · 2023Open reference 4 ↓
Clinical Evidence#
Schizophrenia: Component of synbiotic for metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia RCT.[5]Effects of Synbiotic Supplementation on the Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled TrialBasafa-Roodi P, Jazayeri S, Hadi F et al. · 2024Open reference 5 ↓ FMT: Component of reproductive tract FMT protocols.[6]Quaranta 2019 — FMT as a Potential Tool for Female Reproductive Tract Diseases (Review)Georgina Quaranta, Mauro Pittiruti, Brunella Posteraro et al. · 2019Open reference 6 ↓
Cross-References#
- Lactobacillus—genus page
- Lactobacillaceae—family context
- Endometriosis—vaginal microbiome associations
- Lactobacillus crispatus—CST-I dominant species (more protective)
References 6
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Uzuner C, Mak J, El-Assaad F et al. (2023). The bidirectional relationship between endometriosis and microbiome. Frontiers in Endocrinology.
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John MacSharry, Zsuzsanna Kovacs, Yongjing Xie et al. (2024). MacSharry 2024 — Endometriosis Specific Vaginal Microbiota Links to Urine and Serum N-Glycome. Scientific Reports.
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Pamela Pruski, Gonçalo D. S. Correia, Holly V. Lewis et al. (2021). Pruski & Correia 2021 — Direct On-Swab Metabolic Profiling of Vaginal Microbiome Host Interactions During Pregnancy and Preterm Birth. Nature Communications.
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Asangba AE, Chen J, Goergen KM et al. (2023). Asangba 2023 — Diagnostic and prognostic potential of the microbiome in ovarian cancer treatment response. Scientific Reports.
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Basafa-Roodi P, Jazayeri S, Hadi F et al. (2024). Effects of Synbiotic Supplementation on the Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Schizophrenia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. BMC Psychiatry.
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Georgina Quaranta, Mauro Pittiruti, Brunella Posteraro et al. (2019). Quaranta 2019 — FMT as a Potential Tool for Female Reproductive Tract Diseases (Review). Frontiers in Immunology.
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