Research benefits of storing genitourinary samples: 16S rRNA sequencing to evaluate vaginal bacterial communities

Int J STD AIDS. 2017 Mar;28(3):315-317. doi: 10.1177/0956462416689441.

Authors

Josef Wagner¹, Sarah Kerry-Barnard², S T Sadiq³, Pippa Oakeshott²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, UK.
² 2 Population Health Research Institute, St Georges, University of London, London, UK.
³ 3 Institute of Infection and Immunity, St Georges, University of London, London, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bacteria / genetics
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Female
Genes, Bacterial
Genes, rRNA
Humans
Pilot Projects
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / classification
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods*
Vagina / microbiology*
Young Adult

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S