Manipulation of host and parasite microbiotas: Survival strategies during chronic nematode infection

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aap7399
• Publication Date: 2018-03-14T18:15:30Z
• Authors: Emily C. White; Ashley Houlden; Allison J. Bancroft; Kelly S. Hayes; Marie Goldrick; Richard K. Grencis; Ian S. Roberts
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Microbiota; 600; Adaptive Immunity; 630; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Host-Parasite Interactions; 3. Good health; Intestines; Mice, Inbred C57BL; 03 medical and health sciences; Trichuris; Journal Article; Animals; Parasites; Trichuriasis; Research Articles

Intestinal parasite selects for its own intestinal microbiota from the host and modifies the host’s microbiota.