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Z. D. Shaffer

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Assay:metagenomics· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. D. Winters· 4 shared J. Galaz· 4 shared J. M. Greenberg· 4 shared K. R. Theis· 4 shared N. Gomez-Lopez· 4 shared R. Romero· 4 shared D. J. Kracht· 3 shared J. Panzer· 3 shared

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The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women varies with gestational age, maternal age, and parity

R. Romero, K. R. Theis, N. Gomez-Lopez, A. D. Winters, J. Panzer, H. Lin, J. Galaz, J. M. Greenberg, Z. D. Shaffer, D. J. Kracht, T. Chaiworapongsa, E. Jung, F. Gotsch, J. Ravel, S. D. Peddada, A. L. Tarca

This study characterizes the vaginal microbiota in pregnant African-American women across gestation, identifying key factors like gestational age and parity that influence its composition.

Microbiology Spectrum · Aug 17, 2023Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Bacterial profiles of the human placenta from term and preterm deliveries

K. R. Theis, A. D. Winters, R. Romero, A. Alhousseini, J. M. Greenberg, J. Panzer, J. Galaz, P. Pacora, Z. D. Shaffer, E. Jung, N. Gomez-Lopez

This study investigates bacterial profiles in term and preterm placentas, finding no placental microbiota in term pregnancies but variable bacterial presence in preterm cases, influenced by delivery mode.

bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Microbiota of the pregnant mouse: characterization of the bacterial communities in the oral cavity, lung, intestine, and vagina through culture and DNA sequencing

J. M. Greenberg, R. Romero, A. D. Winters, J. Galaz, V. Garcia-Flores, M. Arenas-Hernandez, J. Panzer, Z. D. Shaffer, D. J. Kracht, N. Gomez-Lopez, K. R. Theis

This study characterizes the microbiota of pregnant mice at four body sites using culture and DNA sequencing, finding that vaginal microbiota can be cultured and show similarities to human vaginal microbiota.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2022Microbiology

LACK OF EVIDENCE FOR A VIABLE MICROBIOTA IN MURINE AMNIOTIC FLUID

A. D. Winters, R. Romero, J. M. Greenberg, J. Galaz, Z. D. Shaffer, V. Garcia-Flores, D. J. Kracht, N. Gomez-Lopez, K. R. Theis

This study investigates whether murine amniotic fluid contains a viable microbiota, finding no evidence of a viable microbial community despite detecting bacterial DNA.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology