Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal dysbiosis to affect women globally, yet
an unacceptably high proportion of women experience BV recurrence within 6 months of …

There is increasing evidence that the composition of a woman's vaginal microbiota
significantly influences her sexual and reproductive health, including her risk of miscarriage …

Background Women with a cervicovaginal microbiota dominated by Lactobacillus spp. are at
reduced risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections including HIV, but the biological …

The female genital tract microbiota is part of a complex ecosystem influenced by several
physiological, genetic, and behavioral factors. It is uniquely linked to a woman's mucosal …

The vaginal microbiome plays a critical role in determining the progression of female genital
tract infections; however, little is known about the vaginal microbiota of Indian women. We …

While machine learning (ML) has shown great promise in medical diagnostics, a major
challenge is that ML models do not always perform equally well among ethnic groups. This …

Background Metaproteomics is a subfield in meta-omics that is used to characterize the
proteome of a microbial community. Despite its importance and the plethora of publications …

Introduction Investigating the taxonomic and functional composition of human microbiomes
can aid in the understanding of disease etiologies, diagnosis, and therapy monitoring for …

Over the last two decades, sequencing-based methods have revolutionised our
understanding of niche-specific microbial complexity. In the lower female reproductive tract …

Background Renal fibrosis is the final common pathological feature of various chronic
kidney diseases (CKD). Despite recent advances, development of new treatments strategy is …