Genome Announc. 2016 Sep 29;4(5). pii: e00890-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00890-16.

A New Catalog of Microbiological Tools for Women's Infectious Disease Research.

Author information

1: Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA allewis@wustl.edu WarrenGLewisPhD@gmail.com.
2: Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Division of Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Center for Women's Infectious Disease Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA allewis@wustl.edu WarrenGLewisPhD@gmail.com.

Abstract

Genitourinary infections pose serious health risks. But, little is known about how genitourinary bacteria attach, maintain colonization, compete for resources, and cause pathology. In this issue, we introduce a new set of 62 genitourinary reference strains of bacteria and their genomes to spur experimental research on infectious diseases that impact women.