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Temporal and spatial variation of the human microbiota during pregnancy

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DiGiulio, Daniel B., Callahan, Benjamin J., McMurdie, Paul J., Costello, Elizabeth K., Lyell, Deirdre J., Robaczewska, Anna, Sun, Christine L., Goltsman, Daniela S. A., Wong, Ronald J., Shaw, Gary, Stevenson, David K., Holmes, Susan P., Relman, David A.·2015·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Significance: The human indigenous microbial communities (microbiota) play critical roles in health and may be especially important for mother and fetus during pregnancy. Using a case-control cohort of 40 women, we characterized weekly variation in the vaginal, gut, and oral microbiota during and after pregnancy. Microbiota membership remained relatively stable at each body site during pregnancy. An altered vaginal microbial community was associated with preterm birth; this finding was corroborated by an analysis of samples from an additional cohort of nine women. We also discovered an abrupt change in the vaginal microbiota at delivery that persisted in some cases for at least 1 y. Our findings suggest that pregnancy outcomes might be predicted by features of the microbiota early in gestation.

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Authors: DiGiulio, D. B., Callahan, B. J., McMurdie, P. J., Costello, E. K., Lyell, D. J., Robaczewska, A., Sun, C. L., Goltsman, D. S. A., Wong, R. J., Shaw, G., Stevenson, D. K., Holmes, S. P., & Relman, D. A.
Affiliations: March of Dimes (US)
ORCID: Callahan, Benjamin J.
McMurdie, Paul J.
Costello, Elizabeth K.
Lyell, Deirdre J.
Sun, Christine L.
Goltsman, Daniela S. A.
Wong, Ronald J.
Shaw, Gary
Stevenson, David K.
Holmes, Susan P.
Relman, David A.
Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Published: 2015-08-17
Volume: 112
Issue: 35
Pages: 11060-11065
ISSN: 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1502875112
PMC: PMC4568272
OpenAlex: W1930591173
Cited by: 1,129
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 53 · 2025: 90 · 2024: 111 · 2023: 126 · 2022: 133 · 2021: 161 · 2020: 123 · 2019: 118 · 2018: 83 · 2017: 76 · 2016: 48 · 2015: 6
FWCI: 59.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.pnas.org/site/misc/userlicense.xhtml (vor)
Locations: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: March of Dimes Foundation (Prematurity Research Center of Stanford University)
HHS | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1 TR001085)
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01 GM086884)
NSF | MPS | Division of Mathematical Sciences (1162538)
Topics: Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
Keywords: human microbiota, pregnancy, vaginal microbiota, preterm birth, Lactobacillus, Gardnerella, Ureaplasma, gut microbiota, saliva microbiota, community state types, microbial community dynamics, anaerobic bacteria, interpregnancy interval
MeSH terms: Female, Humans, Intestines, Periodontium, Pregnancy, Saliva, Vagina, Microbiota

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