Exploring the female genital tract mycobiome in young South African women using metaproteomics
The results of this study revealed the diversity of FGT fungal communities, setting the groundwork for understanding the FGT mycobiome. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Arash Iranzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-2569)
- Arghavan Alisoltani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3638-2218)
- Lindi Masson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-817X)
- Zac McDonald
- Imane Allali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7662-5643)
- Shaun Barnabas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-9501)
- Linda‐Gail Bekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0755-4386)
- Jo-Ann Shelley Passmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-4245)
- Smritee Dabee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8373-9593)
- Liam Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-4698)
- David L. Tabb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7223-578X)
- Heather B. Jaspan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0745-6073)
- Matthys Potgieter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-9210)
- Nicola Mulder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4905-0941)
- Jonathan Michael Blackburn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-9595)
- Elizabeth Ross
- Tamlyn K. Gangiah
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Mohammed V University (MA)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (ZA)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
- African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (ZA)
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02066-1
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- South African Medical Research Council
- Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa