Placenta is not as sterile as once thought, it contains bacteria, viruses and fungi

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 18:50 in Biology & Nature

Alex CukanHOUSTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The placenta, once thought to be sterile, contains a unique placental microbiome -- an aggregate of bacteria, viruses and fungi.

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