title: Mucosal Microbes Mitigate Maladies.
abstract: Understanding the factors that promote or prevent HIV transmission remains a critical component of the global battle against HIV/AIDS. Gosmann et al. (2017) reveal a putative role for the vaginal microbiome in modulating heterosexual transmission of HIV, uncovering a potential strategy for protecting women from acquisition of the virus.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vujkovic-Cvijin
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: steven.deeks@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Steven G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Deeks
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane; D014621:Vagina