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- Title
The profiling of microbiota in vaginal swab samples using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and IS-pro analysis.
- Authors
Singer, M.; Koedooder, R.; Bos, M. P.; Poort, L.; Schoenmakers, S.; Savelkoul, P. H. M.; Laven, J. S. E.; de Jonge, J. D.; Morré, S. A.; Budding, A. E.
- Abstract
Background: 16S rRNA gene sequencing is currently the most common way of determining the composition of microbiota. This technique has enabled many new discoveries to be made regarding the relevance of microbiota to the health and disease of the host. However, compared to other diagnostic techniques, 16S rRNA gene sequencing is fairly costly and labor intensive, leaving room for other techniques to improve on these aspects. Results: The current study aimed to compare the output of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to the output of the quick IS-pro analysis, using vaginal swab samples from 297 women of reproductive age. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and IS-pro analyses yielded very similar vaginal microbiome profiles, with a median Pearson's R2 of 0.97, indicating a high level of similarity between both techniques. Conclusions: We conclude that the results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and IS-pro are highly comparable and that both can be used to accurately determine the vaginal microbiota composition, with the IS-pro analysis having the benefit of rapidity.
- Subjects
GENES; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE analysis; MISOPROSTOL; CHILDBEARING age
- Publication
BMC Microbiology, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2180
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12866-021-02149-7