The female reproductive tract harbours hundreds of bacterial species and produces
numerous metabolites. The uterine cervix is located between the upper and lower parts of …

The gut microbiome is a collection of diverse bacteria that normally reside within the
gastrointestinal tract. In recent years, the relationship between the gut microbiome, and …

Abstract The 'One Health'framework emphasizes the ecological relationships between soil,
plant, animal and human health. Microbiomes play important roles in these relationships, as …

Preterm birth (PTB) is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Approximately half of PTBs is linked with microbial etiologies, including …

Background Understanding the influence of methodology on results is an essential
consideration in experimental design. In the expanding field of fish microbiology, many best …

Background The role of the human microbiome in human health and disease has been
studied in various body sites. However, compared to the gut microbiome, where most of the …

This study assessed the level of nucleic acid persistence on the substrate pre-, and post-
swabbing, in order to assess whether biological materials (touch, saliva, semen, and blood) …

Steroid hormones are one of the presumed modulators of Lactobacillus abundance in the
vaginal epithelium. We set out to characterize the vaginal microbiome (VMB) and also …

BACKGROUND During the past decade, breakthroughs in sequencing technology and
computational biology have provided the basis for studies of the myriad ways in which …

Environmental change can disturb natural associations between wildlife and microbial
symbionts, in many cases to the detriment of host health. We used a North American …