Lactobacillus crispatus Dominant Vaginal Microbiome Is Associated with Inhibitory Activity of Female Genital Tract Secretions against Escherichia coli

• Jeny P. Ghartey ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeny P. Ghartey, Benjamin C. Smith, Betsy C. Herold, Robert D. Burk

  * E-mail: jgeorge@montefiore.org

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Benjamin C. Smith ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeny P. Ghartey, Benjamin C. Smith, Betsy C. Herold, Robert D. Burk

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Zigui Chen,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Niall Buckley,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Yungtai Lo,

  Affiliation Departments of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Adam J. Ratner,

  Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Betsy C. Herold ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeny P. Ghartey, Benjamin C. Smith, Betsy C. Herold, Robert D. Burk

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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• Robert D. Burk

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jeny P. Ghartey, Benjamin C. Smith, Betsy C. Herold, Robert D. Burk

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Departments of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America

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