Bacterial Vaginosis (Bv) Is the Most Common Bacterial Infection in Females (IMAGE)

University of Arizona Health Sciences

Bacterial Vaginosis (Bv) Is the Most Common Bacterial Infection in Females

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Pseudocolored scanning electron microscopy image of human 3-D cervical epithelial cells infected with a polymicrobial cocktail of four key bacterial species associated with bacterial vaginosis.

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Image Courtesy of Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz Lab, UArizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

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