The Placenta Harbors a Unique Microbiome
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Metagenomic approaches demonstrate that the human placenta is not sterile but harbors a unique microbiome.
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Oral microbes from genera including Streptococcus, Fusobacterium, Neisseria, Prevotella, and Porphyromonas have been recovered from placenta.
“Oral microbes from genera including Streptococcus, Fusobacterium, Neisseria, Prevotella, and Porphyromonas have been recovered from placenta.111”
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Oral bacteria have been detected at various sites within the uterus.
“However, oral bacteria have been detected at various sites within the uterus.110, 111”
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- Authors
- Aagaard, K., Ma, J., Antony, K. M., Ganu, R., Petrosino, J., & Versalovic, J.
- Affiliations
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Aagaard, Kjersti
- Venue
- Science Translational Medicine
- Published
- 2014-05-21
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 237
- Pages
- 237ra65-237ra65
- ISSN
- 1946-6234 (ISSN-L)
- 1946-6242
- PMC
- PMC4929217
- OpenAlex
- W2007110604
- Cited by
- 2,494
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 91.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Science Translational Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (DP2OD001500)
- National Human Genome Research Institute (U54HG004973)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR014792)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Keywords
- placental microbiome, intracellular bacteria, commensal microbiota, prenatal infection, urinary tract infection, preterm birth, oral microbiota
- MeSH terms
- Bacteria, Classification, DNA, Bacterial, Female, Humans, Placenta, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Risk Factors, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Urinary Tract Infections, Multivariate Analysis, Chi-Square Distribution, Case-Control Studies, Ribotyping, Premature Birth, Metagenomics, Microbiota
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