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Open Access
Peer-reviewed
Research Article
Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus
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Jocelyn M. Wessels,
Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Julie Lajoie,
Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Danielle Vitali,
Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Kenneth Omollo,
Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Joshua Kimani,
Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, Kenyan AIDS Control Program, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Julius Oyugi,
Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Juliana Cheruiyot,
Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Kenyan AIDS Control Program, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Makubo Kimani,
Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Kenyan AIDS Control Program, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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John N. Mungai,
Roles Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Kenyan AIDS Control Program, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Maureen Akolo,
Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Kenyan AIDS Control Program, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Jennifer C. Stearns,
Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Michael G. Surette,
Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliations Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Keith R. Fowke ,
Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing
¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Charu Kaushic
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing
* E-mail: kaushic@mcmaster.ca
¶‡ These authors are joint senior authors on this work.
Affiliations McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus
- Jocelyn M. Wessels,
- Julie Lajoie,
- Danielle Vitali,
- Kenneth Omollo,
- Joshua Kimani,
- Julius Oyugi,
- Juliana Cheruiyot,
- Makubo Kimani,
- John N. Mungai,
- Maureen Akolo
- Published: November 2, 2017
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187612