Commentary: Uterine Microbiota: Residents, Tourists, or Invaders?
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Altmae, SigneEditorial
Frontiers Media
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2018-08-24Referencia bibliográfica
Altmäe S (2018) Commentary: Uterine Microbiota: Residents, Tourists, or Invaders? Front. Immunol. 9:1874.
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SA is funded by grants RYC-2016-21199 and ENDORE SAF2017-87526 from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO), and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER).Resumen
The recently published review by Baker et al. summarizes the current status of uterine microbiota
with the aim to promote research priorities and discussion on this novel research field (1). The
authors are to be congratulated on this much anticipated review as microbiota in the uterus is
one increasing research area, though poorly investigated microbial niche relative to other organs.
However, emerging evidence is beginning to indicate that the uterine microbiota has important
implications for female (reproductive) health and disease, and it is becoming evident that the concept
of sterile uterus is outworn, although the true core uterine microbiota still needs to be assessed.