The vaginal microbiome changes as a female matures because

A. most sexually mature women use douching as a means to eliminate the vaginal microbiome.
B. hormonal changes and sexual activity alter the environment of the vagina.
C. episodic treatments with antibiotics for UTIs and antifungals for vaginitis eliminate many of the normal microbiota.
D. estrogen has an antibiotic effect on the vaginal microbiome.


Answer: B

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Spikes are specialized receptors that allow ____ to attach to host tissues

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Biology & Microbiology

Which portion of DNA serves as the starting point for a gene?

a. promoter b. nucleotide cap c. codon d. transcript e. polymerase

Biology & Microbiology

The theory of island biogeography was developed for islands and cannot be applied to habitat patches within a larger landscape

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Biology & Microbiology

Chromatin remodeling complexes do not contain DNA-binding motifs. How are they able to affect chromatin structure?

What will be an ideal response?

Biology & Microbiology