Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infections

Abstract The vaginal resistome can be considered a collection of the resistant determinants in the vaginal microbiome. Here we review the vaginal resistome including the microbes and resistant genes harbored in common gynecological infections, vaginal microbes that participate in horizontal gene tra...

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Main Authors: Tanya Kumar, Aryak Rekhi, Yumie Lee, Julielam Tran, Arlene Grace D. Nagtalon, Sidhant Rohatgi, Erika L. Cyphert
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00106-2
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description Abstract The vaginal resistome can be considered a collection of the resistant determinants in the vaginal microbiome. Here we review the vaginal resistome including the microbes and resistant genes harbored in common gynecological infections, vaginal microbes that participate in horizontal gene transfer, host factors that contribute to the resistome, and common therapies. Finally, we provide perspective on technologies that can be leveraged to study the vaginal resistome and remaining challenges.
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spelling doaj-art-8985480b17d0495d9969b7b7aaf552b12025-08-20T03:53:32ZengNature Portfolionpj Antimicrobials and Resistance2731-87452025-04-013111310.1038/s44259-025-00106-2Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infectionsTanya Kumar0Aryak Rekhi1Yumie Lee2Julielam Tran3Arlene Grace D. Nagtalon4Sidhant Rohatgi5Erika L. Cyphert6University of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California San Diego, Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of BioengineeringAbstract The vaginal resistome can be considered a collection of the resistant determinants in the vaginal microbiome. Here we review the vaginal resistome including the microbes and resistant genes harbored in common gynecological infections, vaginal microbes that participate in horizontal gene transfer, host factors that contribute to the resistome, and common therapies. Finally, we provide perspective on technologies that can be leveraged to study the vaginal resistome and remaining challenges.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00106-2
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npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
title Leveraging the microbiome to combat antibiotic resistant gynecological infections
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