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LSIL was associated with lower\n                      <jats:italic>Fannyhessea vaginae<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>Alloscardovia omnicolens<\/jats:italic>\n                      abundance and higher\n                      <jats:italic>Phocaeicola vulgatus<\/jats:italic>\n                      abundance relative to NILM.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings indicate that oncogenic potential and dysbiosis severity are not aligned, and that CST type modifies HPV\u2013microbiome interactions.<\/jats:p>\n                  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