Ascaris lumbricoides harbors a distinct gut microbiota profile from its human host: Preliminary insights

• Published in: Food and waterborne parasitology Vol. 34; p. e00223
• Main Authors: Muslim, Azdayanti, Aazmi, Shafiq, Er, Yi Xian, Shahrizal, Shezryna, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.03.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ascaris lumbricoides; Gut microbiota; Human host; Indigenous; Indigenous Negrito; Short Communication; Gut microbiota; Ascaris lumbricoides; Indigenous Negrito; Indigenous; Human host

In indigenous populations where soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infections are endemic, STH parasites (i.e., Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworms) often co-exist and co-evolve with the gut microbiota of their human hosts. The association between STH infections and the gut microbiota...