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Association between cigarette smoking and the vaginal microbiota: a pilot study

Brotman, Rebecca M; He, Xin; Gajer, Pawel; Fadrosh, Doug; Sharma, Eva; Mongodin, Emmanuel F; Ravel, Jacques; Glover, Elbert D; Rath, Jessica M (Springer Nature, 2014-08-28)

Smoking has been identified in observational studies as a risk factor for bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition defined in part by decimation of Lactobacillus spp. The anti-estrogenic effect of smoking and trace amounts ...

Mentholation affects the cigarette microbiota by selecting for bacteria resistant to harsh environmental conditions and selecting against potential bacterial pathogens

Chopyk, Jessica; Chattopadhyay, Suhana; Kulkarni, Prachi; Claye, Emma; Babik, Kelsey R.; Reid, Molly C.; Smyth, Eoghan M.; Hittle, Lauren E.; Paulson, Joseph N.; Cruz-Cano, Raul; Pop, Mihai; Buehler, Stephanie S.; Clark, Pamela I.; Sapkota, Amy R.; Mongodin, Emmanuel F. (Springer Nature, 2017-02-15)

There is a paucity of data regarding the microbial constituents of tobacco products and their impacts on public health. Moreover, there has been no comparative characterization performed on the bacterial microbiota associated ...