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Interactions between multiple helminths and the gut microbiota in wild rodents.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Aug 2015
Kreisinger Jakub, Bastien Géraldine, Hauffe Heidi C, Marchesi Julian, Perkins Sarah E
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The gut microbiota is vital to host health and, as such, it is important to elucidate the mechanisms altering its composition and diversity. Intestinal helminths are host immunomodulators and have evolved both temporally and spatially in close association with the gut microbiota, resulting in potential mechanistic interplay. Host-helminth and host-microbiota interactions are comparatively well-examined, unlike...
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