Diet influences community dynamics following vaginal group B Streptococcus colonization
Christina J. Megli,
Allison E. DePuyt,
Julie P. Goff
et al.
Abstract:The vaginal microbiota plays a pivotal role in reproductive, sexual, and perinatal health and disease. Unlike the well-established connections between diet, metabolism, and the intestinal microbiota, parallel mechanisms influencing the vaginal microbiota and pathogen colonization remain overlooked. In this study, we combine a mouse model of Streptococcus agalactiae strain COH1 (GBS) vaginal colonization with a mouse model of pubertal-onset obesity to assess diet as a determinant of vaginal microbiota compositi… Show more
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