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Open Access
Peer-reviewed
Research Article
Low-dose inoculation of Escherichia coli achieves robust vaginal colonization and results in ascending infection accompanied by severe uterine inflammation in mice
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Valerie P. O’Brien,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Nicole M. Gilbert,
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Center for Reproductive Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Tania Lebratti,
Roles Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Kavita Agarwal,
Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Lynne Foster,
Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Haina Shin,
Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Amanda L. Lewis
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review – editing
* E-mail: allewis@wustl.edu
Affiliations Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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Low-dose inoculation of Escherichia coli achieves robust vaginal colonization and results in ascending infection accompanied by severe uterine inflammation in mice
- Valerie P. O’Brien,
- Nicole M. Gilbert,
- Tania Lebratti,
- Kavita Agarwal,
- Lynne Foster,
- Haina Shin,
- Amanda L. Lewis
- Published: July 22, 2019
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219941