From dysbiosis to mechanisms: Why cervicovaginal microbiome-HPV studies must catch up with biology

Mariano A. Molina

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1013830

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From dysbiosis to mechanisms: Why cervicovaginal microbiome-HPV studies must catch up with biology

Mariano A. Molina

* E-mail: mariano.molina.beitia@ki.se

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Huddinge, Sweden, Department of Cellular Therapy and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (CAST), Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, Instituto de Ciencias Médicas, Las Tablas, Panama

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4260-0509

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From dysbiosis to mechanisms: Why cervicovaginal microbiome-HPV studies must catch up with biology

Mariano A. Molina

Published: December 30, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013830

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