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| Title |
The implausible “in vivo” role of hydrogen peroxide as an antimicrobial factor produced by vaginal microbiota
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| Published in |
Microbiome, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-018-0418-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gilda Tachedjian, Deirdre E. O’Hanlon, Jacques Ravel |
| Abstract |
In the cervicovaginal environment, the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by vaginal Lactobacillus spp. is often mentioned as a critical factor to the in vivo vaginal microbiota antimicrobial properties. We present several lines of evidence that support the implausibility of H2O2 as an "in vivo" contributor to the cervicovaginal milieu antimicrobial properties. An alternative explanation is proposed, supported by previous reports ascribing protective and antimicrobial properties to other factors produced by Lactobacillus spp. capable of generating H2O2. Under this proposal, lactic acid rather than H2O2 plays an important role in the antimicrobial properties of protective vaginal Lactobacillus spp. We hope this commentary will help future research focus on more plausible mechanisms by which vaginal Lactobacillus spp. exert their antimicrobial and beneficial properties, and which have in vivo and translational relevance. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 7 | 29% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Canada | 3 | 13% |
| Belgium | 2 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 50% |
| Scientists | 9 | 38% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 166 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 166 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 18% |
| Researcher | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 44 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 30 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 29 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 7% |
| Engineering | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Unknown | 53 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 March 2018.
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