[HTML][HTML] The female vaginal microbiome in health and bacterial vaginosis

X Chen, Y Lu, T Chen, R Li - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The vaginal microbiome is an intricate and dynamic microecosystem that constantly
undergoes fluctuations during the female menstrual cycle and the woman's entire life. A …

The biofilm in bacterial vaginosis: implications for epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment: 2018 update

H Verstraelen, A Swidsinski - Current opinion in infectious …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The biofilm in bacterial vaginosis: implications for epidemi... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases The biofilm in bacterial vaginosis: implications for epidemiology, diagnosis and …

A comprehensive non-redundant gene catalog reveals extensive within-community intraspecies diversity in the human vagina

B Ma, MT France, J Crabtree, JB Holm… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data is complicated and typically
requires extensive computational resources. Leveraging a curated reference database of …

Gardnerella vaginalis alters cervicovaginal epithelial cell function through microbe-specific immune responses

L Anton, B Ferguson, ES Friedman, KD Gerson… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background The cervicovaginal (CV) microbiome is highly associated with vaginal health
and disease in both pregnant and nonpregnant individuals. An overabundance of …

Preterm birth is associated with xenobiotics and predicted by the vaginal metabolome

WF Kindschuh, F Baldini, MC Liu, J Liao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity
and mortality, yet its prevention and early risk stratification are limited. Previous …

Genetic heterogeneity and taxonomic diversity among Gardnerella species

J Castro, KK Jefferson, N Cerca - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
Gardnerella vaginalis has been considered a pivotal player in the progression of bacterial
vaginosis (BV), a condition associated with serious health complications. However, G …

Gardnerella Revisited: Species Heterogeneity, Virulence Factors, Mucosal Immune Responses, and Contributions to Bacterial Vaginosis

E Shvartsman, JE Hill, P Sandstrom… - Infection and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gardnerella species are associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and have been
investigated as etiological agents of the condition. Nonetheless, the isolation of this taxon …

Interspecies Interactions within the Host: the Social Network of Group B Streptococcus

ME Mejia, CM Robertson, KA Patras - Infection and Immunity, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pervasive neonatal pathogen accounting for
a combined half a million deaths and stillbirths annually. The most common source of fetal or …

Co-infection with trichomonas vaginalis increases the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2–3 among HPV16 positive female: a large population-based …

M Yang, L Li, C Jiang, X Qin, M Zhou, X Mao… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background Evidence suggested that vaginal microbiome played a functional role in the
progression of cervical lesions in female infected by HPV. This study aimed at evaluating the …

Research Progress on the Correlation Between Gardnerella Ty** and Bacterial Vaginosis

H Qin, B **ao - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common infectious disease of the reproductive tract in
women of childbearing age. It often manifests as an imbalance in the vaginal microbiome …