Differences in the Faecal Microbiome in Schistosoma haematobium Infected Children vs. Uninfected Children

Several infectious diseases and therapeutic interventions cause gut microbe dysbiosis and associated pathology. We characterised the gut microbiome of children exposed to the helminth Schistosoma haematobium pre- and post-treatment with the drug praziquantel (PZQ), with the aim to compare the gut mi...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 9; no. 6; p. e0003861
Main Authors:	Kay, Gemma Louise, Millard, Andrew, Sergeant, Martin J., Midzi, Nicholas, Gwisai, Reggis, Mduluza, Takafira, Ivens, Alasdair, Nausch, Norman, Mutapi, Francisca, Pallen, Mark
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 26.06.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Age Animals Child Diarrhea Dysbiosis - etiology Dysbiosis - pathology Feces - microbiology Funding High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunology Infections Infectious diseases Microbiota - genetics Multivariate Analysis Parasites Pathology Phylogeny Praziquantel - therapeutic use RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Schistosomiasis haematobia - complications Schistosomiasis haematobia - drug therapy Schistosomiasis haematobia - microbiology Studies Taxonomy Tropical diseases
ISSN:	1935-2735, 1935-2727, 1935-2735
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