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Since the interest in\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      in human health has increased over the past decade, an extensive amount of research examining the impact of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      on metabolic disorders, non-communicable diseases, and during infection has been published. Furthermore, a rapidly evolving area of research is the role of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      in gynecological health. Many studies have shown that the presence of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      may decrease the chances of negative health outcomes. Some of these protective effects include enhancement of epithelial barrier integrity and metabolism, immune modulation, and attenuation of inflammatory responses. As such,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      has gained significant interest for its promising role as a next-generation probiotic. Notably, most of the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      evidence reviewed here demonstrates the probiotic potential of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A. muciniphila<\/jats:italic>\n                      . However, some findings suggest that its role is context-dependent, which may be influenced by the type of infection, diet, and microbiota composition. Herein, we review associations between\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Akkermansia<\/jats:italic>\n                      species and an array of infectious diseases caused by diverse pathogen classes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. 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