Is a foetus developing in a sterile environment?

Wassenaar, T.M.; Panigrahi, P.

Is a foetus developing in a sterile environment?

2014

Wassenaar, T.M. | Panigrahi, P.

Novel findings in microbiology question the long‐standing paradigm that a healthy pregnancy implies a sterile uterus. It now seems that the placenta is frequently colonized with bacteria, and a placental microbiome has been identified. Recent literature findings are summarized here, and an attempt is made to separate pathological bacterial presence from a naturally occurring microbiome.

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