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 …

Lactobacillus iners: friend or foe?

MI Petrova, G Reid, M Vaneechoutte, S Lebeer - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
The vaginal microbial community is typically characterized by abundant lactobacilli.
Lactobacillus iners, a fairly recently detected species, is frequently present in the vaginal …

The microbiota continuum along the female reproductive tract and its relation to uterine-related diseases

C Chen, X Song, W Wei, H Zhong, J Dai, Z Lan… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Reports on bacteria detected in maternal fluids during pregnancy are typically associated
with adverse consequences, and whether the female reproductive tract harbours distinct …

The vaginal microbiota, human papillomavirus infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: what do we know and where are we going next?

A Mitra, DA MacIntyre, JR Marchesi, YS Lee… - Microbiome, 2016 - Springer
The vaginal microbiota plays a significant role in health and disease of the female
reproductive tract. Next-generation sequencing techniques based upon the analysis of …

The composition and stability of the vaginal microbiota of normal pregnant women is different from that of non-pregnant women

R Romero, SS Hassan, P Gajer, AL Tarca, DW Fadrosh… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background This study was undertaken to characterize the vaginal microbiota throughout
normal human pregnancy using sequence-based techniques. We compared the vaginal …

[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 …

Bacterial vaginosis: current diagnostic avenues and future opportunities

MJ Redelinghuys, J Geldenhuys, H Jung… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
A healthy female genital tract harbors a microbiome dominated by lactic acid and hydrogen
peroxide producing bacteria, which provide protection against infections by maintaining a …

Evaluation of methods for the extraction and purification of DNA from the human microbiome

S Yuan, DB Cohen, J Ravel, Z Abdo, LJ Forney - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background DNA extraction is an essential step in all cultivation-independent approaches to
characterize microbial diversity, including that associated with the human body. A …

Bacteria in the vaginal microbiome alter the innate immune response and barrier properties of the human vaginal epithelia in a species-specific manner

SY Doerflinger, AL Throop… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Bacterial vaginosis increases the susceptibility to sexually transmitted
infections and negatively affects women's reproductive health. Methods. To investigate host …

Temporal variability of human vaginal bacteria and relationship with bacterial vaginosis

S Srinivasan, C Liu, CM Mitchell, TL Fiedler… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Little is known about short-term bacterial fluctuations in the human vagina. This
study used PCR to assess the variability in concentrations of key vaginal bacteria in healthy …