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The dominance of Lactobacillus iners is associated with the loss of Lactobacilli and the emergence of bacterial vaginosis-associated highly diverse communities.
Gajer et al. 2012 Sci Transl Med 4: 132ra52
Ravel et al. 2013 Microbiome 1: 29

Lactobacillus iners dominance alone is associated with increased vaginal inflammation, Bacterial vaginosis, and increased susceptibility to [sexually transmitted infections]
Carter et al. 2023 Sex Transm Dis 50: 224-235

Lactobacillus iners has the smallest genome of the [vaginal lactobacilli](brain://wI_-…