Table 1 Identification of resident micro-organisms in native vagina wall tissue, after decellularization and after decellularization with complementation of an AAE-based sterilization treatment.

From: A sterilization method for human decellularized vaginal matrices

Sterilization method

Resident micro-organisms

Aerobic/anaerobic

Gram

Vagina microbe

Native control

Winkia neuii

Aerobic

+

Yes

Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum

Aerobic

+

Yes, in masculine transgenders

Prevotella timonensis

Anaerobic

Yes

Gardnerella vaginalis

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Finegoldia magna

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Streptococcus agalactiae

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Peptoniphilus lacydonensis

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Peptoniphilus lacrimalis

Anaerobic

+

Yes

Anaerococcus vaginalis

Anaerobic

+

Yes, in masculine transgenders

Facklamia hominis

Anaerobic

+

Suggested

Propionimicrobium lymphophilum

Anaerobic

+

No

Cutibacterium acnes

Anaerobic

+

No

Cutibacterium avidum

Anaerobic

+

No

Bacillus cereus/thuringiensis

Anaerobic

+

No

Actinomyces timonensis

Anaerobic

+

No

Decellularization

None

NA

NA

NA

Sterilization AAE + 70% ethanol

None

NA

NA

NA

  1. Only bacteria were identified and therefore distinguished based on aerobic/anaerobic nature, Gram positive/negative character and their vagina microbiota property. No resident pathogens were detected after decellularization, or after decellularization with complementary AAE-based sterilization.
  2. NA not applicable.