Relationships Between Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections and the Fecal Microbiome in Free-Ranging Western Lowland Gorillas

Relationships Between Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections and the Fecal Microbiome in Free-Ranging Western Lowland Gorillas

Relationships between gastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) and the gastrointestinal microbiome (GIM) are widely discussed topics across mammalian species due to their possible impact on the host's health. GIPs may change the environment determining alterations in GIM composition. We evaluated the...

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Main Authors: Klára Vlčková, Barbora Pafčo, Klára J. Petrželková, David Modrý, Angelique Todd, Carl J. Yeoman, Manolito Torralba, Brenda A. Wilson, Rebecca M. Stumpf, Bryan A. White, Karen E. Nelson, Steven R. Leigh, Andres Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
lowland gorilla
fecal microbiome
bacteria
parasite infection
Entamoeba
strongylid nematodes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01202/full

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