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ArticleNature genetics2026

Genomic landscape of the human vaginal microbiome is linked to host genetics and population of origin.

Zhuye Jie, Weiting Liang, Qiuxia Ding, Xiaomin Liu, Yunhong Zhang, Na Chen, Shenghui Li, Xin Tong, Hongqin Gao, Ruike Lu and 23 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors.

Zhuye Jie *BGI Research, Wuhan, China.
Weiting Liang *BGI Research, Wuhan, China.
Qiuxia Ding *BGI Research, Wuhan, China.
Xiaomin Liu *School of Public Health and Emergency Management, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2155-3627
Yunhong Zhang *Social Affairs Bureau of Suzhou National New and Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Suzhou, China.
Na Chen *National Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, State Key Laboratory for Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shenghui Li *Puensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1071-8510
Xin TongShenzhen Key Laboratory of Human Commensal Microorganisms and Health Research, BGI Research, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4849-6522
Hongqin GaoSuzhou National New and Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone Center for Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Service, Suzhou, China.
Ruike LuSuzhou National New and Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone Center for Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Service, Suzhou, China.
Xincheng HuangBGI Research, Shenzhen, China.
Ruochun GuoPuensum Genetech Institute, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0322-3264
Junhong ChenBGI Research, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-8317
Jie ZhuBGI Research, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-6296
Zhe ZhangBGI Research, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-1226
Na LiuBGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-6794
Zhangwei XieClin Lab, BGI Genomics, Nanjing, China.
Xiaman WangBGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China.
Le QiBGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China.
Yumei LiBGI Genomics, Shenzhen, China.
Liang XiaoBGI Research, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-4397
Shaoqiao ZhangBGI Research, Wuhan, China.
Xin JinState Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-4975
Xun XuState Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, BGI Research, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5338-5173
Huanming YangBGI Research, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0858-3410
Jian WangBGI Research, Shenzhen, China.
Fangqing ZhaoBeijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-1235
Huijue JiaSchool of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Karsten KristiansenLaboratory of Integrative Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-0917
Tao ZhangBGI Research, Wuhan, China. tao.zhang@genomics.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-2802
Lilan HaoBGI Research, Wuhan, China. haolilan@genomics.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0198-063X
Lan ZhuNational Clinical Research Center for Obstetric and Gynecologic Diseases, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, State Key Laboratory for Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. zhu_julie@vip.sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-5426
Chen ChenBGI Research, Wuhan, China. chenchen20192022@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-2894

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vaginal microbiome is essential for women's health, yet its genomic diversity and interaction with the host remain incompletely characterized. Here we present the Global Vaginal Metagenome-assembled Genomes catalog, an extensive repository of vaginal microbial genomes generated by integrating 10,665 in-house Chinese metagenomes, with 2,967 publicly available metagenomes and 1,433 bacterial isolates. The catalog comprises 65,055 genomes from 890 prokaryotes, 11 eukaryotes and 6,590 viral taxonomic units, many not represented in public reference databases. We investigate virus-bacteria interactions, revealing conserved phages-host associations. We then identify substantial intraspecies genomic and functional variations displaying population-specific patterns. A metagenome-genome-wide association study identifies seven host genetic loci associated with vaginal species at study-wide significance and replicated in at least one independent cohort, notably connecting the gene OPRK1 with the potential pathogen Ureaplasma urealyticum. In summary, our research provides a comprehensive reference for future studies on genotype-phenotype interplay within the human vaginal microbiome.

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MetagenomeMicrobiotaVaginaBacteriaFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumans

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PMID42277260
PMCPMC13364668

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