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Lactic acid from vaginal microbiota enhances cervicovaginal epithelial barrier integrity by promoting tight junction protein expression

Women with a cervicovaginal microbiota dominated by Lactobacillus spp. are at reduced risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections including HIV, but the biological mechanisms involved remain poorly defined....

David Jose Delgado-Diaz, Brianna Jesaveluk, Joshua A. Hayward, David Tyssen… in Microbiome (2022)

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Correction to: Microbial function and genital inflammation in young South African women at high risk of HIV infection

Arghavan Alisoltani, Monalisa T. Manhanzva, Matthys Potgieter… in Microbiome (2022)

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Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second and third waves were driven by the Beta (...

Raquel Viana, Sikhulile Moyo, Daniel G. Amoako, Houriiyah Tegally… in Nature (2022)

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Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa

Continued uncontrolled transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in many parts of the world is creating conditions for substantial evolutionary changes to the virus^1,2. Here we describe a newly arisen lineage of SARS-CoV-2 (des...

Houriiyah Tegally, Eduan Wilkinson, Marta Giovanetti, Arash Iranzadeh… in Nature (2021)

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Microbial function and genital inflammation in young South African women at high risk of HIV infection

Female genital tract (FGT) inflammation is an important risk factor for HIV acquisition. The FGT microbiome is closely associated with inflammatory profile; however, the relative importance of microbial activi...

Arghavan Alisoltani, Monalisa T. Manhanzva, Matthys Potgieter… in Microbiome (2020)