Enhanced Trapping of HIV-1 by Human Cervicovaginal Mucus Is Associated with <named-content content-type="genus-species">Lactobacillus crispatus</named-content>-Dominant Microbiota

ABSTRACT Cervicovaginal mucus (CVM) can provide a barrier that precludes HIV and other sexually transmitted virions from reaching target cells in the vaginal epithelium, thereby preventing or reducing infections. However, the barrier properties of CVM differ from woman to woman, and the causes of th...

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Main Authors: Kenetta L. Nunn, Ying-Ying Wang, Dimple Harit, Michael S. Humphrys, Bing Ma, Richard Cone, Jacques Ravel, Samuel K. Lai
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f06f90e916ed4739aa583d2db6aa6288
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