Phages and human health: More than idle hitchhikers [PDF]
Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and archaea. Phages have diverse morphologies and can be coded in DNA or RNA and as single or double strands with a large range of genome sizes. With the increasing use of metagenomic sequencing
Baldridge, Megan T+2 more
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Study of the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from vaginal discharges of patients referred to outpatient clinic of Taleghani hospital in Tehran [PDF]
In this study in order to determine prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and sensitivity of the organism to antimicrobial agents specimens were treated in the outpatient clinic of Taleghani hospital in Tehran.
A Farajzadeh shikh, Y Hemati
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A Generalized Bayesian Stochastic Block Model for Microbiome Community Detection
ABSTRACT Advances in next‐generation sequencing technology have enabled the high‐throughput profiling of metagenomes and accelerated microbiome studies. Recently, there has been a rise in quantitative studies that aim to decipher the microbiome co‐occurrence network and its underlying community structure based on metagenomic sequence data.
Kevin C. Lutz+4 more
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BV and non-BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis establish similar synergistic interactions with other BV-associated microorganisms in dual-species biofilms [PDF]
Dual-species biofilm formation between Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with or without bacterial vaginosis (BV) and other 24 BV-associated microorganisms support that the key difference in virulence potential between BV-negative and BV ...
Castro, J., Cerca, Nuno
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How the Cervical Microbiota Contributes to Cervical Cancer Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Despite ongoing efforts, sub-Saharan Africa faces a higher cervical cancer burden than anywhere else in the world. Besides HPV infection, definitive factors of cervical cancer are still unclear.
Angeletti, Peter C.+5 more
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A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm [PDF]
Objectives: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterised by a change in the microbial composition of the vagina. The BV-associated organisms outnumber the health-associated Lactobacillus species and form a polymicrobial biofilm on the vaginal epithelium ...
Abdellati, Said+8 more
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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis [PDF]
Supplemental information for this article can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/ peerj.3750#supplemental-information.Background We aimed to determine the prevalence of vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis and of bacterial vaginosis (
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Sondas de ácido péptido nucleico, estojo e método para detectar espécies do género Lactobacillus spp. e/ou Gardnerella spp. e respectivas aplicações [PDF]
O presente invento refere-se à concepção de duas sondas de ácido péptido nucleíco (PNA) para detectar as bactérias Lactobacillus e/ou Gardnerella spp..
Almeida, Carina+4 more
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Reactive arthritis induced by Gardnerella vaginalis
AbstractBackgroundReactive arthritis is classified as an autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can trigger the disease.Case presentationWe describe a female patient, who presented with acute polyarthritis. Gynecological
Nassira Aradoini+3 more
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Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Nisseria Gonorrhea and their risk factors and clinical findings in women covered by Tabriz health centers. [PDF]
Introduction: Vaginitis is one of the common infections among women. Bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginitis during reproduction years.
ایوان بقاء, ریحانه+3 more
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