Amanda Li

Influenza A virus infection induces immune dysregulation in the placenta and fetus without vertical transmission in nonhuman primates

Influenza A virus (IAV) infection during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth and preterm birth. We hypothesized that maternal IAV infection disrupts placental and fetal immune networks in ways that correlate with disease severity. Pregnant pigtail macaques were inoculated wit...

Lactic acid bacterium F. sanfranciscensis impairs fitness of yeast M. humilis in a synthetic wheat sourdough medium

ABSTRACT Sourdough starters contain simple microbial communities, typically consisting of a few bacterial species and one or two yeast species. The yeast Maudiozyma humilis and the lactic acid bacterium Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis often co-occur in sourdough starters and...