ctness, only the more similar sample to vaginal sample from male partner were used when both MP and MU samples were available for a given couple.
Number of sequences in each sample. Number of sequences per sample in the original pyrosequencing library versus the number of sequences that were 99% or more similar to one of the full length G. vaginalis sequences in the local search database with minimum alignment length of 480bp.
Oligotype distribution among sample groups. Every column in this table shows the number of samples in a group in which the given oligotype was observed at least once. The total number of vaginal swab (VS), penile skin (PS), and urethral (U) samples are shown in parentheses in all three groups of Gram Stain (GS) BV, GS Intermediate and GS Normal.
We would like to thank our anonymous reviewers, as well as Susan M. Huse and David Mark-Welch from Marine Biological Laboratory for their valuable critiques and suggestions.
Conceived and designed the experiments: MJF AME DHM. Performed the experiments: MZ AME. Analyzed the data: AME MJF DHM MZ CMT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AME SED MJF DHM. Wrote the paper: AME MJF MZ DHM SED CMT. Designed the software used in analysis: AME CMT.
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