Vaginal microbial dynamics and pathogen colonization in a humanized microbiota mouse model
M. E. Mejia, V. Mercado-Evans, J. J. Zulk, S. Ottinger, K. Ruiz, M. B. Ballard, R. A. Britton, K. A. Patras
This study evaluates a humanized microbiota mouse model to understand how vaginal microbiota composition influences susceptibility to urogenital pathogens, finding that certain bacterial taxa correlate with reduced pathogen levels but show inconsistent in vitro and in vivo effects.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2023Microbiology