Table 1.
Differences between microbiota in women with endometriosis and healthy controls.
Niche | Decreased | Increased |
---|---|---|
Vagina | Gemella* Atopobium* | — |
Vagina excluding Lactobacillus | — | Gardnerella Escherichia/Shigella |
Cervix | Atopobium* Snethia | Alloprevotella |
Cervix excluding Lactobacillus | Prevotella Dialister Megasphaera | Gardnerella Streptococcus Escherichia/Shigella Ureaplasma |
Stool | Gardnerella Snethia Barnesella |
*Completely absent.