List of microbiota species of the lower reproductive tract of women
Genus species form
Aerococcus spp cocci
Atopobium spp bacillus
Dialister spp bacillus
Eggerthella spp bacillus
Finegoldia spp
Gardnerella spp coccobacilli
Megasphaera spp
Mobiluncus spp bacillus
Peptoniphilus spp
Prevotella spp
Sneathia spp
Normal microbiota -- Aerobes
These bacteria may be detected as transients or are marginally discernable with PCR techniques . They are also opportunistic pathogens and their overgrowth is considered an infection though symptoms and signs may be absent . Escherichia coli ( 257 06 ) Gramnegative rods While the vaginal microbiota is populated predominantly by Lactobacillus spp . in 71% of women , 29% of asymptomatic , healthy women possess a microbiota essentially lacking in Lactobacillus and instead the following groups have been isolated from this population . This microbiota is affiliated with ethnicity :
This is the list of healthy vaginal microbiota (VMB), which is defined as the group of species and genera that generally are found to have lack of symptoms, absence of various infections, and result in good pregnancy outcomes. VMB is dominated mainly by Lactobacillus species. This is the list of organisms that are found in the lower reproductive tract of sexually mature women who are not immunocompromised. A partial description of pathogens that can be found in the lower and upper reproductive tract of women can be found in the article sexually transmitted disease. The organisms listed below are capable of causing illness if for some reason there is a change in vaginal pH or a change in the ratio of one organism to another. For example, Candida is a normal inhabitant of a healthy reproductive tract but an overgrowth of this organism can cause candidiasis.