TABLE 7.
Comparison of the uterine microbiome relative abundance in disease state with healthy controls.
| Type of sample | Reproductive condition | Author (Year) | Genital microbiome relative abundance (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | Bacteroidetes | Firmicutes | Proteobacteria | |||
| Endometrial fluid | Miscarriage in infertile women | Moreno (2016) [18] | Gardnerella ↑ | Lactobacillus | ||
| Bifidobacterium | Faecalibacterium | |||||
| Ruminococcus | ||||||
| Roseburia | ||||||
| Lachnospiraceae a | ||||||
| Blautia | ||||||
| Endometrial swab | Endometrial polyps | Fang (2016) [17] | Gardnerella | Prevotella | Lactobacillus | Enterobacter |
| Bifidobacterium | Desulfosporosinus | Pseudomonas | ||||
| Streptococcus | Alteromonas | |||||
| Firmicutes a ↑ | Enterobacteriaceae, unclassified a | |||||
| Sphingomonas | ||||||
| Proteobacteria a ↓ | ||||||
| Endometrial polyps/Chronic endometritis | Fang (2016) [17] | Gardnerella | Prevotella ↑ | Lactobacillus | Pseudomonas | |
| Bifidobacterium | Desulfosporosinus | Enterobacter ↓ | ||||
| Streptococcus | Alteromonas | |||||
| Firmicutes a ↑ | Enterobacteriaceae, unclassified a | |||||
| Sphingomonas ↓ | ||||||
| Proteobacteria a ↓ | ||||||
| Chronic endometritis | Lozano (2021) [48] | Gardnerella | Lactobacillus ↓ | Burkholderia | ||
| Anaerobacillus | Ralstonia | |||||
| Dialister ↓ | Delftia | |||||
| Streptococcus | ||||||
a
Unknown genera.