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E. McComb

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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Organism:human· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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J. Ravel· 3 shared A. C. Okogbule-Wonodi· 1 shared A. Fasano· 1 shared A. Maros· 1 shared Atiqur RahmaniD· 1 shared B. B. Ma· 1 shared B. Ma· 1 shared Bing MaiD· 1 shared

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J. Ravel

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VIRGO2: Unveiling the Functional and Ecological Complexity of the Vaginal Microbiome with an Enhanced Non-Redundant Gene Catalog

Michael France, Issac Chaudry, Lindsay Rutt, M. Quain, Breanna Shirtliff, E. McComb, A. Maros, M. Alizadeh, Fatima A. Hussain, Michal A. Elovitz, David A. Relman, Atiqur Rahman, Rebecca M. Brotman, Joan T. Price, Margaret P. Kassaro, , Jacques Ravel

This study introduces VIRGO2, an enhanced gene catalog for the vaginal microbiome, revealing new bacterial species, mycobiome features, and gene expression patterns.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Three-dimensional models of the cervicovaginal epithelia to study host-microbiome interactions and sexually transmitted infections

V. L. Edwards, E. McComb, J. P. Gleghorn, L. J. Forney, P. M. Bavoil, J. Ravel

This paper introduces a 3D cervicovaginal epithelial model to study host-microbiome interactions and STIs, demonstrating infection by pathogens and vaginal bacteria.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2021Cell Biology

Comparative metagenome-assembled genome analysis of Lachnovaginosum genomospecies, formerly known as BVAB1

J. B. Holm, M. France, B. B. Ma, C. K. Robinson, E. McComb, R. M. Brotman, J. Ravel

The paper presents seven metagenome-assembled genomes of BVAB1, revealing its potential metabolic functions and suggesting a new name for the species.

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · Mar 31, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Microbial Biomarkers of Intestinal Barrier Maturation in Preterm Infants

B. Ma, E. McComb, P. Gajer, H. Yang, M. Humphrys, A. C. Okogbule-Wonodi, A. Fasano, J. Ravel, R. M. Viscardi

This study identifies microbial biomarkers associated with intestinal barrier maturation in preterm infants, linking Clostridiales abundance and breastfeeding to reduced gut permeability.

bioRxiv · May 9, 2018Microbiology