Hans Verstraelen

Longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microflora in pregnancy suggests that L. crispatus promotes the stability of the normal vaginal microflora and that L. gasseri and/or L. iners are more conducive to the occurrence of abnormal vaginal microflora

Hans Verstraelen, Rita Verhelst, Geert Claeys et al. · BMC Microbiology · 2009 · 373 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Obstetrics +13

Cloning of 16S rRNA genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between Atopobium vaginae, Gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis

Rita Verhelst, Hans Verstraelen, Geert Claeys et al. · BMC Microbiology · 2004 · 347 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Bacteriology +12

An adherent Gardnerella vaginalis biofilm persists on the vaginal epithelium after standard therapy with oral metronidazole

Alexander Swidsinski, Werner Mendling, Vera Loening‐Baucke et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2007 · 326 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +13

Characterisation of the human uterine microbiome in non-pregnant women through deep sequencing of the V1-2 region of the 16S rRNA gene

Hans Verstraelen, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Fabian Desimpel et al. · PeerJ · 2016 · 305 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Gynecology, Microbiology +15

International Cancer Microbiome Consortium consensus statement on the role of the human microbiome in carcinogenesis

Alasdair Scott, James L. Alexander, Claire A Merrifield et al. · Gut · 2019 · 275 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Oncology +16