The human vaginal microbiome

Metagenomics of the Human Body

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 91-115

  Wilson, Brenda A ^a   Thomas, Susan M ^b   Ho, Mengfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7089-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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