The role of microbiota in infant health: from early life to adulthood

Y Yao, X Cai, Y Ye, F Wang, F Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
From early life to adulthood, the microbiota play a crucial role in the health of the infant. The
microbiota in early life are not only a key regulator of infant health but also associated with …

Contribution of Lactobacillus iners to Vaginal Health and Diseases: A Systematic Review

N Zheng, R Guo, J Wang, W Zhou… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Lactobacillus iners, first described in 1999, is a prevalent bacterial species of the vaginal
microbiome. As L. iners does not easily grow on de Man-Rogosa-Sharpe agar, but can grow …

The vaginal microbiome and preterm birth

JM Fettweis, MG Serrano, JP Brooks, DJ Edwards… - Nature medicine, 2019‏ - nature.com
The incidence of preterm birth exceeds 10% worldwide. There are significant disparities in
the frequency of preterm birth among populations within countries, and women of African …

Microbial transmission, colonisation and succession: from pregnancy to infancy

L **ao, F Zhao - Gut, 2023‏ - gut.bmj.com
The microbiome has been proven to be associated with many diseases and has been used
as a biomarker and target in disease prevention and intervention. Currently, the vital role of …

Impact of the mother's gut microbiota on infant microbiome and brain development

EA Mady, AS Doghish, WA El-Dakroury… - Neuroscience & …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The link between the gut microbiome and health has recently garnered considerable interest
in its employment for medicinal purposes. Since the early microbiota exhibits more flexibility …

The vaginal microbiome and the risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

U Gudnadottir, JW Debelius, J Du, LW Hugerth… - Scientific reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Increasing
evidence links the vaginal microbiome to the risk of spontaneous preterm labour that leads …

Cervicovaginal microbiota and local immune response modulate the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery

MA Elovitz, P Gajer, V Riis, AG Brown… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Failure to predict and understand the causes of preterm birth, the leading cause of neonatal
morbidity and mortality, have limited effective interventions and therapeutics. From a cohort …

Roles of the microbiota of the female reproductive tract in gynecological and reproductive health

B Zhu, Z Tao, L Edupuganti, MG Serrano… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2022‏ - journals.asm.org
The microbiome of the female reproductive tract defies the convention that high biodiversity
is a hallmark of an optimal ecosystem. Although not universally true, a homogeneous …

Replication and refinement of a vaginal microbial signature of preterm birth in two racially distinct cohorts of US women

BJ Callahan, DB DiGiulio, DSA Goltsman… - Proceedings of the …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Previous
studies have suggested that the maternal vaginal microbiota contributes to the …

[HTML][HTML] Cervicovaginal microbiota, women's health, and reproductive outcomes

SJ Kroon, J Ravel, WM Huston - Fertility and sterility, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The human microbiome project has shown a remarkable diversity of microbial ecology
within the human body. The vaginal microbiota is unique in that in many women it is most …