title: Bacterial flora of the sigmoid neovagina.
abstract: The bacterial microbiota of 15 sigmoid neovaginas, created in patients with congenital vaginal aplasia or male transsexualism, was studied. No specimen was sterile, and only normal inhabitants of the colon were cultured. The total counts of bacteria were lower than those reported for healthy sigmoid colons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital, Rotterdam Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Toolenaar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Freundt
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wagenvoort
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Huikeshoven
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeekel
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Drogendijk
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*