Meta-Analysis of Vaginal Microbiome Data Provides New Insights Into Preterm Birth

Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as the birth of an infant before 37 weeks of gestational age. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this study, we present a comprehensive meta-analysis of vaginal microbiome in PTB. We integrated raw longitudinal 16S rRNA vaginal m...

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Main Authors: Idit Kosti, Svetlana Lyalina, Katherine S. Pollard, Atul J. Butte, Marina Sirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00476/full