Gut microbiota signatures in Schistosoma japonicum infection-induced liver cirrhosis patients: a case–control study

Abstract Background Several studies have assessed the role of gut microbiota in various cirrhosis etiologies, however, none has done so in the context of Schistosoma japonicum infection in humans. We, therefore, sought to determine whether gut microbiota is associated with S. japonicum infection-ind...

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Main Authors: Qi-Feng Gui, Hui-Lin Jin, Feng Zhu, Hai-Feng Lu, Qin Zhang, Jia Xu, Yun-Mei Yang, Chi Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00821-8