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. 2024 May 23;14:11798. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-62537-7

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Community state types (CSTs) by ECHO cohort. CST I, Lactobacillus crispatus dominant; CST II, L. gasseri dominant; CST III, L. iners dominant; CST IV-B, diverse, characterized by high relative abundance of Gardnerella spp., low relative abundance of Candidatus Lachnocurva vaginae (formerly known as BVAB1), and moderate relative abundance of Fannyhessea vaginae (previously Atopobium vaginae); CST IV-C, diverse array of facultative and strictly anaerobic bacteria, with low relative abundance of Lactobacillus spp., G. vaginalis, Fannyhessea vaginae, and Ca. L. vaginae); CST V, L. jenseni dominant.