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| Title |
Amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community
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| Published in |
Microbiome, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-018-0475-7 |
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| Authors |
Efrem S. Lim, Cynthia Rodriguez, Lori R. Holtz |
| Abstract |
Recent studies have conflicting data regarding the presence of intra-amniotic microbiota. Viral communities are increasingly recognized as important although overlooked components of the human microbiota. It is unknown if the developing fetus is exposed to a community of viruses (virome). Given the debate over the existence of an intra-amniotic microbial community and the importance of understanding how the infant gut is populated, we characterized the virome and bacterial microbiota of amniotic fluid from 24 uncomplicated term pregnancies using next-generation sequencing methods. Contrary to expectations, the bacterial microbiota of amniotic fluid was indistinguishable from contamination controls. Viral reads were sparse in the amniotic fluid, and we found no evidence of a core viral community across samples. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 68 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 7% |
| Spain | 4 | 6% |
| Australia | 4 | 6% |
| Ireland | 3 | 4% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 27 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 36 | 53% |
| Members of the public | 28 | 41% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 149 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 149 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 17% |
| Researcher | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 15% |
| Unknown | 38 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 17% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 11% |
| Engineering | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 47 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 53. 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 26 January 2023.
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