Fig. 6: Schematic summary of the key findings from this study.

This figure provides a visual overview of the main results, illustrating the relationships between M. mulieris exposure and gene expression changes in immune system pathways, cell-cell communication, and extracellular matrix organization within the cervicovaginal space. These changes are compared to the condition with healthy vaginal microbiota, and the potential clinical relevance of these findings is also highlighted. All annotations are based on DEGs and significantly enriched pathways. Annotations in gray represent genes or pathways with a fold change of less than 1.5 compared to the control groups. This figure was generated with BioRender.com.