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Table 2 Top 7 most abundant taxa in the vaginal microbiota comparing mean post-to-pre-exposure ratio by case or control status

From: Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study

Taxa

Controls

Mean post/pre ratio (SD)

Cases

Mean post/pre ratio (SD)

Generalized mixed effect model p-value

L. iners

1.03 (0.19)

1.01 (0.12)

0.91

L. crispatus

1.00 (0.01)

0.96 (0.10)

0.01

Gardnerella vaginalis

1.00 (0.09)

1.02 (0.06)

0.10

L. jensenii

1.00 (0.02)

1.00 (0.03)

0.97

L. gasseri

1.03 (0.12)

1.01 (0.12)

0.46

Atopobium vaginae

0.99 (0.03)

1.00 (0.05)

0.40

Candidatus Lachnocurva vaginae (formerly BVAB1)

0.98 (0.06)

0.99 (0.04)

0.12

  1. SD  standard deviation, BVAB1  bacterial vaginosis associated bacteria 1