Colonization at birth with human CST IV cervicovaginal microbiota alters development and increases neonatal mortality in mice
Eldin Jašarević, Elizabeth M. Hill, Patrick J. Kane, Lindsay Rutt, Trevonn M. Gyles, Lillian M. Folts, Kylie D. Rock, Christopher D. Howard, Kathleen E. Morrison, Jacques Ravel, Tracy L. Bale
The paper shows that colonization with nonoptimal human cervicovaginal microbiota in mice leads to developmental issues and increased neonatal mortality.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2021 · PreprintSystems Biology