Table 2 Most prevalent bacterial species identified from cervicovaginal fluid samples of asymptomatic pregnant women at risk of preterm birth at both gestational time-points

From: Vaginal host immune-microbiome-metabolite interactions associated with spontaneous preterm birth in a predominantly white cohort

Taxon

Prevalence in samples (%)

 

Term (n = 26)

Preterm (n = 14)

Fannyhessea vaginae

11.5

35.7

Gardnerella vaginalis 1400E

15.4

57.1

Coriobacteriales bacterium DNF00809

0

28.6

R. rhizogenes

23.1

64.3

Streptococcus pneumoniae

38.5

50.0

Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris

42.3

42.9

Lactobacillus jensenii

38.5

42.9

Chlamydia trachomatis

26.9

42.9

Lactobacillus iners

46.2

42.9

Lactobacillus crispatus

26.9

50.0

Lactobacillus helveticus

15.4

42.9

Lactobacillus acidophilus

19.2

35.7

Lactobacillus plantarum

11.5

35.7

Lactobacillus sp. KC38

30.8

35.7

Idiomarina sp. P7-5-3

26.9

21.4

  1. A total of 40 cervicovaginal fluid samples (GTP1: 20–22 weeks = 21 and GTP2: 26–28 weeks = 19). Significance of the prevalence of bacterial species in preterm vs. term women was determined by chi-squared test.
  2. GTP gestational time point.
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