Microbiome in Reproduction: Analysis Methods, Novel Techniques, and State-of-the-Art in Female Reproductive Health

Signe Altmäe

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1778655

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, Table of Contents

Semin Reprod Med 2023; 41(05): 121-124
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1778655

Editorial

Microbiome in Reproduction: Analysis Methods, Novel Techniques, and State-of-the-Art in Female Reproductive Health

Signe Altmäe

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

²Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain

³Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

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