Article
Bacterial profiles of the human placenta from term and preterm deliveries
2022-06-22
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Whether the human placenta is a sterile organ is under debate. Yet, infection of the amniotic cavity, including the placenta, is causally linked to preterm birth. This study compares the bacterial profiles of term and preterm placentas through culture and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the amnion, amnion-chorion interface, subchorion, villous tree, and basal plate, while accounting for patient iden...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 57f981d7-1643-572e-b2f5-f2df5c62becf
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.06.21.497119
