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M. France

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Microbiology· 6 Biochemistry· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Assay:metagenomics· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:human· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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J. Ravel· 5 shared B. Ma· 2 shared D. S. Kwon· 2 shared J. Millstein· 2 shared K. Gliniewicz· 2 shared S. Rakoff-Nahoum· 2 shared A. Gulati· 1 shared A. Junaid· 1 shared

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J. Ravel

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8 papers

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Biofilms preserve transmissibility of a multi-drug resistance plasmid

G. A. Metzger, B. J. Ridenhour, M. France, K. Gliniewicz, J. Millstein, M. L. Settles, L. . J. Forney, T. Stalder, E. M. Top

This study shows biofilms help MDR plasmids persist longer without antibiotics compared to planktonic populations, and favor horizontal transfer.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Vaginal microbiome-host interactions modeled in a human vagina-on-a-chip

G. Mahajan, E. Doherty, T. To, A. Sutherland, J. Grant, A. Junaid, A. Gulati, N. T. LoGrande, Z. Izadifar, S. S. Timilsina, V. Horvath, R. Plebani, M. France, I. Hood-Pishchany, S. Rakoff-Nahoum, , D. E. Ingber

This paper develops a human vagina-on-a-chip model to study vaginal microbiome-host interactions and their effects on health outcomes.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2022Microbiology

Strain-specific alterations in gut microbiome and host immune responses elicited by Bifidobacterium pseudolongum

B. Ma, S. J. Gavzy, V. Saxena, Y. Song, W. Piao, H. W. Lwin, R. Lakhan, J. Lyyathurai, L. Li, M. France, C. Paluskievicz, M. WillsonShirkey, L. Hittle, A. Munawwar, E. F. Mongodin, J. S. Bromberg

This study compares two Bifidobacterium pseudolongum strains to determine strain-specific effects on gut microbiota and host immune responses.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Sub-communities of the vaginal ecosystem in pregnant and non-pregnant women.

L. Symul, P. Jeganathan, E. Costello, M. France, S. M. Bloom, J. Ravel, D. S. Kwon, D. A. Relman, S. P. Holmes

The paper identifies non-Lactobacillus-dominated sub-communities in vaginal ecosystems of pregnant and non-pregnant women using mixed membership models, revealing associations with preterm birth and menstrual cycle changes.

bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2021Microbiology

Identification and characterization of bacterial glycogen-degrading enzymes in the vaginal microbiome

D. J. Jenkins, B. M. Woolston, M. I. Hood-Pishchany, P. Pelayo, A. N. Konopask, M. Q. Peters, M. France, J. Ravel, C. M. Mitchell, S. Rakoff-Nahoum, C. Whidbey, E. P. Balskus

This study identifies and characterizes bacterial glycogen-degrading enzymes in the vaginal microbiome, showing their activity and expression across different community states.

bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry

Insight into the ecology of vaginal bacteria through integrative analyses of metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data

M. France, L. Fu, L. Rutt, H. Yang, M. Humphrys, S. Narina, P. Gajer, B. Ma, L. J. Forney, J. Ravel

The paper analyzes metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data to understand factors driving vaginal microbiota composition and function, finding that transcriptional activity varies with community context.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2021Microbiology

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

Persistence of antibiotic resistance plasmids in bacterial biofilms

B. Ridenhour, G. Metzger, M. France, K. Gliniewicz, J. Millstein, L. Forney, E. Top

This study shows that multi-drug resistance plasmids persist better in biofilms than in liquid cultures after antibiotic selection.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2017Evolutionary Biology