Translating the vaginal microbiome: gaps and challenges

Jacques Ravel; Rebecca M Brotman

doi:10.1186/s13073-016-0291-2

Translating the vaginal microbiome: gaps and challenges

Genome Med. 2016 Apr 1;8(1):35. doi: 10.1186/s13073-016-0291-2.

Authors

Jacques Ravel^{1

2}, Rebecca M Brotman^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Genome Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. jravel@som.umaryland.edu.
² Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. jravel@som.umaryland.edu.
³ Institute for Genome Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Abstract

Management, manipulation, and restoration of a robust vaginal microbiota has the potential to vastly improve women's health and disease prevention. However, a systems level understanding of how the vaginal microbiota is associated with gynecologic and reproductive health is still needed to develop effective interventional strategies.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Disease Resistance
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Microbiota*
Reproductive Health
Vagina / microbiology*
Women's Health

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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