An Emerging Mycoplasma Associated with Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Infection and Disease

Jennifer M. Fettweis; Myrna G. Serrano; Bernice Huang; J. Paul Brooks; Abigail L. Glascock; Nihar U. Sheth; Vaginal Microbiome Consortium; Jerome F. Strauss III; Kimberly K. Jefferson; Gregory A. Buck

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110943

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An Emerging Mycoplasma Associated with Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Infection and Disease

Jennifer M. Fettweis ,

* E-mail: fettweisjm@vcu.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Myrna G. Serrano,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Bernice Huang,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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J. Paul Brooks,

Affiliation Department of Statistical Sciences and Operations Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Abigail L. Glascock,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Nihar U. Sheth,

Affiliation Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Vaginal Microbiome Consortium,
Jerome F. Strauss III,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Kimberly K. Jefferson,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Gregory A. Buck

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America, Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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An Emerging Mycoplasma Associated with Trichomoniasis, Vaginal Infection and Disease

Jennifer M. Fettweis,
Myrna G. Serrano,
Bernice Huang,
J. Paul Brooks,
Abigail L. Glascock,
Nihar U. Sheth,
Vaginal Microbiome Consortium,
Jerome F. Strauss III,
Kimberly K. Jefferson,
Gregory A. Buck

Published: October 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110943

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