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Vaginal secretion samples were collected for 16S rRNA gene sequencing, liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC\u2013MS)-based metabolomics, and integrated analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The results demonstrated that bacterial richness and diversity were greater in the CC group than the other three groups. Additionally,\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      was found to be negatively associated with bacterial diversity and bacterial metabolic functions, which increased with the degree of cervical lesions and cancer. Metabolomic analysis revealed that distinct metabolites were enriched in these metabolite pathways, including tryptophan metabolism, retinol metabolism, glutathione metabolism, alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, as well as citrate cycle (TCA cycle). Correlation analysis revealed positive associations between CC group-decreased\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      abundance and CC group-decreased metabolites.\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillus iners<\/jats:italic>\n                      was both negative to\n                      <jats:italic>nadB<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>kynU<\/jats:italic>\n                      genes, the predicted abundance of which was significantly higher in the CC group. The linear regression model showed that the combination of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal metabolites has good diagnostic performance for cervical cancer.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results indicated a clear difference in the vaginal microbiota and vaginal metabolites of women with cervical dysplasia. 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