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 …

Anaerobes and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: virulence factors contributing to vaginal colonisation

CWJ Africa, J Nel, M Stemmet - International journal of environmental …, 2014 - mdpi.com
The aetiology and pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is unclear but it appears to be
associated with factors that disrupt the normal acidity of the vagina thus altering the …

Cervical microbiome and cytokine profile at various stages of cervical cancer: a pilot study

A Audirac-Chalifour, K Torres-Poveda… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cervical cancer (CC) is caused by high-risk human papillomavirus persistence due to the
immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment mediated by cytokines. Vaginal microbiota …

[HTML][HTML] The feature of cervical microbiota associated with the progression of cervical cancer among reproductive females

S Wu, X Ding, Y Kong, S Acharya, H Wu, C Huang… - Gynecologic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize cervical microbiome feature of
reproductive-age women in the progression of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) to …

Genomic sequence analysis and characterization of Sneathia amnii sp. nov

MD Harwich, MG Serrano, JM Fettweis, JMP Alves… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Bacteria of the genus Sneathia are emerging as potential pathogens of the
female reproductive tract. Species of Sneathia, which were formerly grouped with …

Vulnerable bullies: Perpetration of peer harassment among youths across sexual orientation, weight, and disability status

ME Eisenberg, AL Gower… - … journal of public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined perpetration of bullying among youths in vulnerable groups
relative to youths in peer groups not categorized as vulnerable. Methods. Data were …

Characterizing the microbiota of cleft lip and palate patients: a comprehensive review

E Gershater, Y Liu, B Xue, MK Shin, H Koo… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Orofacial cleft disorders, including cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), are one of the most
frequently-occurring congenital disorders worldwide. The health issues of patients with CL/P …

Cervical microbiome is altered in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia after loop electrosurgical excision procedure in china

H Zhang, J Lu, Y Lu, Q Cai, H Liu, C Xu - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Although human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a major cause leading to the
development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), the relationship between genital …

Sneathia vaginalis sp. nov. (Fusobacteriales, Leptotrichiaceae) as a replacement of the species 'Sneathia amnii' Harwich et al. 2012 and 'Leptotrichia amnionii' Shukla et al. 2002, and …

T Eisenberg, S Gronow… - … of Systematic and …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Members of the genus Sneathia are fastidious bacteria that predominantly colonise the
female genital tract and are significantly associated with reproductive disorders and genital …

Anal microbial patterns and oncogenic human papillomavirus in a pilot study of Nigerian men who have sex with men at risk for or living with HIV

RG Nowak, SM Bentzen, J Ravel… - AIDS research and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
To cluster anal microbiota and define microbial patterns associated with biological, clinical,
and behavioral correlates among Nigerian men who have sex with men (MSM) living with or …