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Patent Human Infections with the Whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, Are Not Associated with Alterations in the Faecal Microbiota

BACKGROUND: 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 w...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Philip, Walker, Alan W., Reyes, Jorge, Chico, Martha, Salter, Susannah J., Vaca, Maritza, Parkhill, Julian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24124574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076573