A Systems Biology Approach Investigating the Effect of Probiotics on the Vaginal Microbiome and Host Responses in a Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Post-Menopausal Women

• Jordan E. Bisanz,

  Affiliations Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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• Shannon Seney,

  Affiliation Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada

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• Amy McMillan,

  Affiliations Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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• Rebecca Vongsa,

  Affiliation Kimberly Clark Corporation, Corporate Research and Engineering-Microbial Control, Neenah, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• David Koenig,

  Affiliation Kimberly Clark Corporation, Corporate Research and Engineering-Microbial Control, Neenah, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• LungFai Wong,

  Affiliation Kimberly Clark Corporation, Corporate Research and Engineering-Microbial Control, Neenah, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Barbara Dvoracek,

  Affiliation Kimberly Clark Corporation, Corporate Research and Engineering-Microbial Control, Neenah, Wisconsin, United States of America

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• Gregory B. Gloor,

  Affiliations Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada, Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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• Mark Sumarah,

  Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Canada

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• Brenda Ford,

  Affiliation Springbank Medical Clinic, London, Canada

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• Dorli Herman,

  Affiliation Springbank Medical Clinic, London, Canada

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• Jeremy P. Burton,

  Affiliations Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, Division of Urology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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• Gregor Reid

  * E-mail: gregor@uwo.ca

  Affiliations Canadian Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotic Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada, Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, Surgery, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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