Enhanced Trapping of HIV-1 by Human Cervicovaginal Mucus Is Associated with Lactobacillus crispatus-Dominant Microbiota

L. Nunn, Kenetta; Wang, Yingying; Harit, Dimple; S. Humphrys, Michael; Ma, Bing; A. Cone, Richard; Ravel, Jacques; K. Lai, Samuel

doi:10.1128/mbio.01084-15

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Enhanced Trapping of HIV-1 by Human Cervicovaginal Mucus Is Associated with Lactobacillus crispatus-Dominant Microbiota

Published in mBio • Oct 7, 2015

Authors:

Kenetta L. Nunn

Yingying Wang

Dimple Harit

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Cervicovaginal mucus (CVM) can provide a barrier that precludes HIV and other sexually transmitted virions from reaching target cells in the vaginal epithelium, thereby preventing or reducing infections. However, the barrier properties of CVM differ from woman to woman, and the causes of...

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Bacterial vaginosis

Lactobacillus crispatus

Lactobacillus

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