The vaginal microbiome of pregnant women is less rich and diverse, with lower prevalence of Mollicutes, compared to non-pregnant women

Marker genes that are less conserved in their sequences are useful for predicting genome-wide similarity levels between closely related prokaryotic strains

(2016) Yemin Lan et al.   Microbiome

Temporal and spatial variation of the human microbiota during pregnancy

(2015) Daniel B. DiGiulio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Scientific Abstracts

(2015)   Reproductive Sciences

A Study of the Vaginal Microbiome in Healthy Canadian Women Utilizing cpn60-Based Molecular Profiling Reveals Distinct Gardnerella Subgroup Community State Types

(2015) Arianne Y. K. Albert et al.   PLoS One

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

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

Association between cigarette smoking and the vaginal microbiota: a pilot study

(2014) Rebecca M Brotman et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Fecal microbial diversity and putative function in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) and binturongs (Arctictis binturong)

(2014) Erin A. McKENNEY et al.   Integrative Zoology

The microbiome, parturition, and timing of birth: more questions than answers

(2014) Amanda L. Prince et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Simultaneous profiling of seed-associated bacteria and fungi reveals antagonistic interactions between microorganisms within a shared epiphytic microbiome onTriticumandBrassicaseeds

(2014) Matthew G. Links et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Pregnancy's Stronghold on the Vaginal Microbiome

(2014) Marina R. S. Walther-António et al.   PLoS One

Free Glycogen in Vaginal Fluids Is Associated with Lactobacillus Colonization and Low Vaginal pH

(2014) Paria Mirmonsef et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of the vaginal microbiota of healthy Canadian women through the menstrual cycle

(2014) Bonnie Chaban et al.   Microbiome

The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women who subsequently have spontaneous preterm labor and delivery and those with a normal delivery at term

(2014) Roberto Romero et al.   Microbiome

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

Mycoplasma, bacterial vaginosis–associated bacteria BVAB3, race, and risk of preterm birth in a high-risk cohort

(2013) Betsy Foxman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Microbial communities in low permeability, high pH uranium mine tailings: characterization and potential effects

(2013) V.F. Bondici et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Co-infection with vaginalUreaplasma urealyticumandMycoplasma hominisincreases adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients with preterm labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes

(2013) Dong-Wook Kwak et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Characterization of the Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiomes of Patients with Pandemic H1N1 Influenza

(2013) Bonnie Chaban et al.   PLoS One

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

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

Microbiome, sex hormones, and immune responses in the reproductive tract: Challenges for vaccine development against sexually transmitted infections

(2013) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   VACCINE

mPUMA: a computational approach to microbiota analysis by de novo assembly of operational taxonomic units based on protein-coding barcode sequences

(2013) Matthew G Links et al.   Microbiome

Effects of plant-based diets on the distal gut microbiome of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

(2012) Atul R. Desai et al.   AQUACULTURE

Early Administration of Low-Dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Preterm and Term Preeclampsia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2012) Stéphanie Roberge et al.   FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY

Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review

(2012) Michael K Mwaniki et al.   LANCET

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000

(2012) Li Liu et al.   LANCET

A Metagenomic Approach to Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiome Signature in Pregnancy

(2012) Kjersti Aagaard et al.   PLoS One

Selection, Phenotyping and Identification of Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Producing Bacteria from Vaginal Samples of Canadian and East African Women

(2012) John J. Schellenberg et al.   PLoS One

Resolution and Characterization of Distinct cpn60-Based Subgroups of Gardnerella vaginalis in the Vaginal Microbiota

(2012) Teenus Paramel Jayaprakash et al.   PLoS One

The Chaperonin-60 Universal Target Is a Barcode for Bacteria That Enables De Novo Assembly of Metagenomic Sequence Data

(2012) Matthew G. Links et al.   PLoS One

Molecular Definition of Vaginal Microbiota in East African Commercial Sex Workers

(2011) John J. Schellenberg et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Vaginal microbiome and sexually transmitted infections: an epidemiologic perspective

(2011) Rebecca M. Brotman   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Protein profiling underscores immunological functions of uterine cervical mucus plug in human pregnancy

(2011) Deug-Chan Lee et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome

(2011) Manfred G Grabherr et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Review: The feto-placental unit, pregnancy pathology and impact on long term maternal health

(2011) V.L. Clifton et al.   PLACENTA

Predicting relatedness of bacterial genomes using the chaperonin-60 universal target (cpn60 UT): Application to Thermoanaerobacter species

(2011) Tobin J. Verbeke et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The Immune System in Pregnancy: A Unique Complexity

(2010) Gil Mor et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

(2010) J Gregory Caporaso et al.   NATURE METHODS

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

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

Pyrosequencing of the Chaperonin-60 Universal Target as a Tool for Determining Microbial Community Composition

(2009) J. Schellenberg et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Resolution of Phenotypically Distinct Strains of Enterococcus spp. in a Complex Microbial Community Using cpn60 Universal Target Sequencing

(2009) Catherine J. Vermette et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Predicting risk of bacterial vaginosis: the role of race, smoking and corticotropin-releasing hormone-related genes

(2009) K.K. Ryckman et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Do women change their health behaviours in pregnancy? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

(2009) Sarah R. Crozier et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Relationships Between Mechanical Properties and Extracellular Matrix Constituents of the Cervical Stroma During Pregnancy

(2009) Michael House et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

Effects of Transgenic Hybrid Aspen Overexpressing Polyphenol Oxidase on Rhizosphere Diversity

(2008) K. L. Oliver et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diversity of Human Vaginal Bacterial Communities and Associations with Clinically Defined Bacterial Vaginosis

(2008) B. B. Oakley et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

(2008) Paul A. Harris et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS