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Lactobacillus microbiota of the female genital tract in vaginal lactobacillosis

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The data that support the findings from this study are available from the corresponding author, Dr. Gary Ventolini, on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Permian Basin, TX. We would like to thank Evangelyna Nguyen for her excellent support and help in this research study and submission of this short communication.

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  1. School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, 301 North N Street Midland, Odessa, TX, 79701, USA

    Nicole Coppedge, John Garza, Kushal Gandhi, Asley Sanchez, Josh Galloway & Gary Ventolini

  2. The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA

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Dr. Ventolini consulted and treated the patient, designed the study, and contributed to the writing and editing of this research study. Nicole Coppedge, Dr. Garza, Dr. Gandhi, AS, and JG, designed the study and contributed to the writing and editing of this research study. Dr. Garza carried out statistical analysis on the data. All authors have approved a final version of the research study.

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Coppedge, N., Garza, J., Gandhi, K. et al. Lactobacillus microbiota of the female genital tract in vaginal lactobacillosis. Arch Gynecol Obstet 307, 1319–1322 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-023-06988-9

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