Figure 1.

Vaginal Microbiome On-menses Differed Across Phenotypes

OTU: operational taxonomic unit. Each row represents an OTU. Each column represents an individual vaginal swab sample. The density of the color in each cell represents the relative abundance of the taxon in that sample. Darker colors indicate higher abundance. When on-menses, compared to the “mild localized pain” phenotype, participants in the “multiple severe symptoms” phenotype had a lower level of Lactobacillus crispatus and a higher abundance of Atopobium, Gardnerella, and Prevotella taxa.