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Roles of the Microbiota of the Female Reproductive Tract in Gynecological and Reproductive Health by Zhu, Bin, Tao, Zhi, Edupuganti, Laahirie, Serrano, Myrna G, Buck, Gregory A

“…The microbiome of the female reproductive tract defies the convention that high biodiversity is a hallmark of an optimal ecosystem. Although not universally…”
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The truth about metagenomics: quantifying and counteracting bias in 16S rRNA studies by Brooks, J Paul, Edwards, David J, Harwich, Jr, Michael D, Rivera, Maria C, Fettweis, Jennifer M, Serrano, Myrna G, Reris, Robert A, Sheth, Nihar U, Huang, Bernice, Girerd, Philippe, Strauss, 3rd, Jerome F, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Buck, Gregory A

“…Characterizing microbial communities via next-generation sequencing is subject to a number of pitfalls involving sample processing. The observed community…”
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Differences in vaginal microbiome in African American women versus women of European ancestry by Fettweis, Jennifer M, Brooks, J Paul, Serrano, Myrna G, Sheth, Nihar U, Girerd, Philippe H, Edwards, David J, Strauss, Jerome F, The Vaginal Microbiome Consortium, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Buck, Gregory A

“…Women of European ancestry are more likely to harbour a Lactobacillus-dominated microbiome, whereas African American women are more likely to exhibit a diverse…”
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Racioethnic diversity in the dynamics of the vaginal microbiome during pregnancy by Serrano, Myrna G., Parikh, Hardik I., Brooks, J. Paul, Edwards, David J., Arodz, Tom J., Edupuganti, Laahirie, Huang, Bernice, Girerd, Philippe H., Bokhari, Yahya A., Bradley, Steven P., Brooks, Jamie L., Dickinson, Molly R., Drake, Jennifer I., Duckworth, Robert A., Fong, Stephen S., Glascock, Abigail L., Jean, Sophonie, Jimenez, Nicole R., Khoury, Joseph, Koparde, Vishal N., Lara, Ana M., Lee, Vladimir, Matveyev, Andrey V., Milton, Sarah H., Mistry, Shreni D., Rozycki, Sarah K., Sheth, Nihar U., Smirnova, Ekaterina, Vivadelli, Stephany C., Wijesooriya, N. Romesh, Xu, Jie, Xu, Ping, Chaffin, Donald O., Sexton, Amber L., Gravett, Michael G., Rubens, Craig E., Hendricks-Muñoz, Karen D., Jefferson, Kimberly K., Strauss, Jerome F., Fettweis, Jennifer M., Buck, Gregory A.

“…The microbiome of the female reproductive tract has implications for women’s reproductive health. We examined the vaginal microbiome in two cohorts of women…”
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Microdiversity of the vaginal microbiome is associated with preterm birth by Liao, Jingqiu, Shenhav, Liat, Urban, Julia A., Serrano, Myrna, Zhu, Bin, Buck, Gregory A., Korem, Tal

“…Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The vaginal microbiome has been associated with PTB, yet the mechanisms…”
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The association of maternal factors with the neonatal microbiota and health by Zhu, Bin, Edwards, David J., Spaine, Katherine M., Edupuganti, Laahirie, Matveyev, Andrey, Serrano, Myrna G., Buck, Gregory A.

“…The human microbiome plays a crucial role in human health. However, the influence of maternal factors on the neonatal microbiota remains obscure. Herein, our…”
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Clostridium scindens: a human gut microbe with a high potential to convert glucocorticoids into androgens by Ridlon, Jason M., Ikegawa, Shigeo, Alves, João M.P., Zhou, Biao, Kobayashi, Akiko, Iida, Takashi, Mitamura, Kuniko, Tanabe, Genzoh, Serrano, Myrna, De Guzman, Ainee, Cooper, Patsy, Buck, Gregory A., Hylemon, Phillip B.

“…Clostridium scindens American Type Culture Collection 35704 is capable of converting primary bile acids to toxic secondary bile acids, as well as converting…”
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An emerging mycoplasma associated with trichomoniasis, vaginal infection and disease by Fettweis, Jennifer M, Serrano, Myrna G, Huang, Bernice, Brooks, J Paul, Glascock, Abigail L, Sheth, Nihar U, Strauss, 3rd, Jerome F, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Buck, Gregory A

“…Humans are colonized by thousands of bacterial species, but it is difficult to assess the metabolic and pathogenic potential of the majority of these because…”
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Gut Colonization with Methanogenic Archaea Lowers Plasma Trimethylamine N-oxide Concentrations in Apolipoprotein e−/− Mice by Ramezani, Ali, Nolin, Thomas D., Barrows, Ian R., Serrano, Myrna G., Buck, Gregory A., Regunathan-Shenk, Renu, West, Raymond E., Latham, Patricia S., Amdur, Richard, Raj, Dominic S.

“…A mechanistic link between trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and atherogenesis has been reported. TMAO is generated enzymatically in the liver by the oxidation of…”
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Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, and the Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System on the Vaginal Microbiome by Paul Brooks, J, Edwards, David J, Blithe, Diana L, Fettweis, Jennifer M, Serrano, Myrna G, Sheth, Nihar U, Strauss, Jerome F, Buck, Gregory A, Jefferson, Kimberly K

“…Abstract Objectives Prior studies suggest that the composition of the vaginal microbiome may positively or negatively affect susceptibility to sexually…”
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Species-level classification of the vaginal microbiome by Fettweis, Jennifer M, Serrano, Myrna G, Sheth, Nihar U, Mayer, Carly M, Glascock, Abigail L, Brooks, J Paul, Jefferson, Kimberly K, Buck, Gregory A

“…The application of next-generation sequencing to the study of the vaginal microbiome is revealing the spectrum of microbial communities that inhabit the human…”
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Identification of a gene in Mycoplasma hominis associated with preterm birth and microbial burden in intraamniotic infection by Allen-Daniels, Matthew Josiah, BS, Serrano, Myrna G., PhD, Pflugner, Lindsey P., BS, Fettweis, Jennifer M., PhD, Prestosa, Melissa A., BS, Koparde, Vishal N., PhD, Brooks, J. Paul, PhD, Strauss, Jerome F., MD, PhD, Romero, Roberto, MD, Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn, PhD, Eschenbach, David A., MD, Buck, Gregory A., PhD, Jefferson, Kimberly K., PhD

“…Objective Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity is associated with spontaneous preterm labor and adverse pregnancy outcome, and Mycoplasma hominis often is…”
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Trypanosoma rangeli is phylogenetically closer to Old World trypanosomes than to Trypanosoma cruzi by Espinosa-Álvarez, Oneida, Ortiz, Paola A., Lima, Luciana, Costa-Martins, André G., Serrano, Myrna G., Herder, Stephane, Buck, Gregory A., Camargo, Erney P., Hamilton, Patrick B., Stevens, Jamie R., Teixeira, Marta M.G.

“…[Display omitted] •Trypanosoma rangeli and Trypanosoma cruzi are distant species convergently adapted to humans.•Trypanosoma rangeli is closely related to Old…”
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Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in bats, and multilocus phylogenetic and phylogeographical analyses supporting Tcbat as an independent DTU (discrete typing unit) by Lima, Luciana, Espinosa-Álvarez, Oneida, Ortiz, Paola A., Trejo-Varón, Javier A., Carranza, Julio C., Pinto, C. Miguel, Serrano, Myrna G., Buck, Gregory A., Camargo, Erney P., Teixeira, Marta M.G.

“…[Display omitted] •Multilocus phylogenetic analyses of 37 nuclear and 12 mitochondrial genes from Tcbat and strains of all DTUs corroborated Tcbat as an…”
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Biosynthesis of vitamins and cofactors in bacterium-harbouring trypanosomatids depends on the symbiotic association as revealed by genomic analyses by Klein, Cecilia C, Alves, João M P, Serrano, Myrna G, Buck, Gregory A, Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R, Sagot, Marie-France, Teixeira, Marta M G, Camargo, Erney P, Motta, Maria Cristina M

“…Some non-pathogenic trypanosomatids maintain a mutualistic relationship with a betaproteobacterium of the Alcaligenaceae family. Intensive nutritional…”
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Genome-wide identification of evolutionarily conserved Small Heat-Shock and eight other proteins bearing α-crystallin domain-like in kinetoplastid protists by Costa-Martins, André G, Lima, Luciana, Alves, João Marcelo P, Serrano, Myrna G, Buck, Gregory A, Camargo, Erney P, Teixeira, Marta M G

“…Small Heat-Shock Proteins (sHSPs) and other proteins bearing alpha-crystallin domains (ACD) participate in defense against heat and oxidative stress and play…”
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Association between statin use, the vaginal microbiome, and Gardnerella vaginalis vaginolysin-mediated cytotoxicity by Abdelmaksoud, Abdallah A, Girerd, Philippe H, Garcia, Erin M, Brooks, J Paul, Leftwich, Lauren M, Sheth, Nihar U, Bradley, Steven P, Serrano, Myrna G, Fettweis, Jennifer M, Huang, Bernice, Strauss, 3rd, Jerome F, Buck, Gregory A, Jefferson, Kimberly K

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the leading dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiome. The pathways leading towards the development of BV are not well understood…”
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Impact of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Dual Infection on Female Genital Tract Mucosal Immunity and the Vaginal Microbiome by Keller, Marla J, Huber, Ashley, Espinoza, Lilia, Serrano, Myrna G, Parikh, Hardik I, Buck, Gregory A, Gold, Jeremy A, Wu, Yiqun, Wang, Tao, Herold, Betsy C

“…Mechanisms linking herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are not fully defined. We tested the hypothesis that HSV-2 and…”
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Endosymbiosis in trypanosomatids: the genomic cooperation between bacterium and host in the synthesis of essential amino acids is heavily influenced by multiple horizontal gene transfers by Alves, João M P, Klein, Cecilia C, da Silva, Flávia Maia, Costa-Martins, André G, Serrano, Myrna G, Buck, Gregory A, Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R, Sagot, Marie-France, Teixeira, Marta M G, Motta, Maria Cristina M, Camargo, Erney P

“…Trypanosomatids of the genera Angomonas and Strigomonas live in a mutualistic association characterized by extensive metabolic cooperation with obligate…”
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Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South African women initiating injectable and long-acting contraceptives by Harryparsad, Rushil, Meyer, Bahiah, Taku, Ongeziwe, Serrano, Myrna, Chen, Pai Lien, Gao, Xiaoming, Williamson, Anna-Lise, Mehou-Loko, Celia, d'Hellencourt, Florence Lefebvre, Smit, Jennifer, Strauss, Jerome, Nanda, Kavita, Ahmed, Khatija, Beksinska, Mags, Buck, Gregory, Morrison, Charles, Deese, Jennifer, Masson, Lindi

“…South Africa is among the countries with the highest prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria…”
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