Patent human infections with the whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, are not associated with alterations in the faecal microbiota.

The soil-transmitted helminth (STH), Trichuris trichiura colonises the human large intestine where it may modify inflammatory responses, an effect possibly mediated through alterations in the intestinal microbiota. We hypothesised that patent T. trichiura infections would be associated with altered...

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Main Authors: Philip Cooper, Alan W Walker, Jorge Reyes, Martha Chico, Susannah J Salter, Maritza Vaca, Julian Parkhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790696?pdf=render