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From: Vaginal microbiome and serum metabolite differences in late gestation commercial sows at risk for pelvic organ prolapse

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Most abundant microbial phyla (A) and genera (B) in vaginal swabs from sows with low and high risk for pelivc organ prolapse (POP). (A) Vaginal swabs were collected from sows with low (PS1) and high (PS3) risk for POP and microbial detection and abundance were determined through 16 s rRNA sequencing and analysis. Spirochaetes abundance between PS1 and PS3 sows was significantly different (P < 0.05). (B) Stacked bar charts comparing the ten most abundant vaginal microbial genera. Relative abundance of vaginal swab microbial communities on a genus level represent the mean across each perineal score. Animals assumed low risk for POP are considered PS1 and high risk animals for POP are considered PS3.

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