Why do lactobacilli dominate the human vaginal microbiota?

Bacterial vaginosis: a critical analysis of current knowledge

(2016) D Nasioudis et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

The Human Microbiome during Bacterial Vaginosis

(2016) Andrew B. Onderdonk et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Cervicovaginal Microbiomes–Threats and Possibilities

(2016) Gregor Reid   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

L- and D-lactate enhance DNA repair and modulate the resistance of cervical carcinoma cells to anticancer drugs via histone deacetylase inhibition and hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1 activation

(2015) Waldemar Wagner et al.   Cell Communication and Signaling

Alterations in the Vaginal Microbiome by Maternal Stress Are Associated With Metabolic Reprogramming of the Offspring Gut and Brain

(2015) Eldin Jašarević et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cervicovaginal Bacteria Are a Major Modulator of Host Inflammatory Responses in the Female Genital Tract

(2015) Melis N. Anahtar et al.   IMMUNITY

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and innate immune responses to bacterial infections

(2015) Dimitrios Nasioudis et al.   MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Concentration in Vaginal Fluid

(2015) Joziani Beghini et al.   Reproductive Sciences

α-Amylase in Vaginal Fluid

(2015) Dimitrios Nasioudis et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids produced by vaginal microbiota associated with eubiosis and bacterial vaginosis

(2015) Muriel Aldunate et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and the postpartum period in a European population

(2015) David A. MacIntyre et al.   Scientific Reports

Microorganisms in the Female Genital Tract during Pregnancy: Tolerance versus Pathogenesis

(2014) Bruna de Andrade Ramos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The Barrier to HIV Transmission Provided by Genital TractLactobacillusColonization

(2014) Paria Mirmonsef et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus crispatus suggests novel mechanisms for the competitive exclusion of Gardnerella vaginalis

(2014) Teija Ojala et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Primate vaginal microbiomes exhibit species specificity without universal Lactobacillus dominance

(2014) Suleyman Yildirim et al.   ISME Journal

Comparative Functional Genomics of Lactobacillus spp. Reveals Possible Mechanisms for Specialization of Vaginal Lactobacilli to Their Environment

(2014) H. Mendes-Soares et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Human α-amylase Present in Lower-Genital-Tract Mucosal Fluid Processes Glycogen to Support Vaginal Colonization by Lactobacillus

(2014) Gregory T. Spear et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Lactobacilli Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis through Lactic Acid but Not H2O2

(2014) Zheng Gong et al.   PLoS One

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

(2014) Roberto Romero et al.   Microbiome

Microbiota of the seminal fluid from healthy and infertile men

(2013) Dongsheng Hou et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Norepinephrine potentiates proinflammatory responses of human vaginal epithelial cells

(2013) Amanda J. Brosnahan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Unique variation in genetic selection among Black North American women and its potential influence on pregnancy outcome

(2013) Shirlee Jaffe et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

(2013) Deirdre E. O’Hanlon et al.   PLoS One

Influence of Vaginal Bacteria and D- and L-Lactic Acid Isomers on Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer: Implications for Protection against Upper Genital Tract Infections

(2013) S. S. Witkin et al.   mBio

Lactate, a product of glycolytic metabolism, inhibits histone deacetylase activity and promotes changes in gene expression

(2012) Tom Latham et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Complexities of the Uniquely Human Vagina

(2012) S. S. Witkin et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Bacterial Vaginosis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydial Infection Among Women Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic: A Longitudinal Analysis of Possible Causal Links

(2011) Maria F. Gallo et al.   ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Bacterial vaginosis is associated with uterine cervical human papillomavirus infection: a meta-analysis

(2011) Evy Gillet et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide

(2011) Deirdre E O'Hanlon et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Association of bacterial vaginosis with adverse fetomaternal outcome in women with spontaneous preterm labor: a prospective cohort study

(2011) Uma Laxmi et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Contemporary perspectives on vaginal pH and lactobacilli

(2010) Iara M. Linhares et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Unique alterations in infection-induced immune activation during pregnancy

(2010) SS Witkin et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Lactic acid bacteria enhance autophagic ability of mononuclear phagocytes by increasing Th1 autophagy-promoting cytokine (IFN-γ) and nitric oxide (NO) levels and reducing Th2 autophagy-restraining cytokines (IL-4 and IL-13) in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen

(2010) Darab Ghadimi et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Quantitative PCR Assessments of Bacterial Species in Women with and without Bacterial Vaginosis

(2010) M. Zozaya-Hinchliffe et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

(2010) J. Ravel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacterial vaginosis and HIV acquisition: a meta-analysis of published studies

(2009) Julius Atashili et al.   AIDS

Factors affecting matrix metalloproteinase-8 levels in the vaginal and cervical fluids in the first and second trimester of pregnancy

(2009) L. Rahkonen et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

If Racial disparity in pathophysiologic pathways of preterm birth based on genetic variants

(2009) Ramkumar Menon et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Etiology of sperm immunity in women

(2008) Gary N. Clarke   FERTILITY AND STERILITY