2.4.3. Vaginal Microbiota
STERILE
The vaginal swabs were collected to analyze vaginal microbiota from the participants at screening visits and 6 and 12 weeks. The sterile cotton swab was rolled across the mid-vaginal wall of each woman and stored at 2–8 °C until 7 days. Total DNA was extracted from vaginal swabs using the MagListo™ Genomic DNA Extraction Kit for ExiPrep