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Fig. 4

From: Unveiling the role of Gardnerella vaginalis in polymicrobial Bacterial Vaginosis biofilms: the impact of other vaginal pathogens living as neighbors

Fig. 4

Schematic representation of the distribution of dual-species BV-associated biofilm structure from the bottom to the biofilm top. (Bottom 1—B1) Predominantly G. vaginalis with rare spots of second BV-isolate in the bottom; (Bottom 2—B2) both species in the bottom; (Distribution 1—D1) G. vaginalis exists on clusters in the biofilm; (Distribution 2—D2) G. vaginalis is well distributed in the biofilm; (Top 1—T1) G. vaginalis is reduced from the bottom to the top; (Top 2—T2) G. vaginalis is absence on the top layer of biofilm

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