The Nugent method scores bacterial morphotypes on vaginal Gram stain [38]: i) NS = 0–3 represents a lactobacillus- dominant "optimal" VM, ii) NS = 4–6 represents an intermediate state with few lactobacilli and increased an- aerobes, and iii) NS = 7–10 is classified as Nugent-BV. ...
4F, the relative abundance of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Dubosiella was increased, while norank_f__Muribaculaceae and Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group showed the opposite trend in the DKD group compared with the NC group at the genus level. These changes could be reverted in the QKG ...
6. The composition of claim 2, wherein said first microorganism cell is selected from the group consisting of: Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Propionibacteria, Corynebacteria, Flavobacteria, lactobacillus, Escherichia coli, bifidobacteria, bacteroides, an...