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biofilms, vaginal dysbiosis, reproductive health, vaginal microbiota, accurate diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, novel treatments Citation Machado A, Foschi C and Marangoni A (2025) Editorial: Vaginal dysbiosis and biofilms, volume II. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 15:1588434. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1588434 Received 05 March 2025 Accepted 10 March 2025 Published 19 March 2025 Volume 15 - 2025 Edited and reviewed by Christophe Beloin, Institut Pasteur, France Updates Copyright © 2025 Machado, Foschi and Marangoni. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: António Machado, [email protected]; [email protected] Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.