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Helminth-microbiota cross-talk - A journey through the vertebrate digestive system.
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of vertebrates is inhabited by a vast array of organisms, i.e., the microbiota and macrobiota. The former is composed largely of commensal microorganisms, which play vital roles in host nutrition...
Bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing Gastrointestinal Tract Helminth-microbiota interactions Lactobacilli Microbial diversity microbial richness Prevotella Ancylostomatoidea Animals Ascaris Gastrointestinal Tract Helminths host-parasite interactions Humans Immunity mucosal Intestinal Mucosa Intestine Large Intestine Small Lactobacillus Microbiota Nematoda Platyhelminths Schistosoma Stomach strongyloides stercoralis Trematoda Trichuris
Baseline Gut Microbiota Composition Is Associated With Schistosoma mansoni Infection Burden in Rodent Models.
Alba Cortés, Simon Clare, Alice Costain, Alexandre Almeida, Catherine McCarthy, Katherine Harcourt, Cordelia Brandt, Charlotte Tolley, James Rooney, Matthew Berriman, Trevor Lawley, Andrew S MacDonald, Gabriel Rinaldi, Cinzia Cantacessi
Oct 22, 2020
In spite of growing evidence supporting the occurrence of complex interactions between Schistosoma and gut bacteria in mice and humans, no data is yet available on whether worm-mediated changes in microbiota composition are...
Schistosoma mansoni Dysbiosis gut microbial diversity helminth-gut microbiota interactions human-microbiota associated mouse models immune-modulation Animals Antibodies Protozoan Bacteria Biodiversity Computational Biology Disease Models Animal Dysbiosis Feces Gastrointestinal Microbiome host-parasite interactions immunomodulation Metagenomics Mice Parasite Load RNA Ribosomal 16S Schistosoma Schistosomiasis mansoni