Article
Meta-taxonomic Analysis of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Gut Flora in Stool Samples from Visceral Leishmaniasis Cases and Endemic Controls in Bihar State India
2019-05-07
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani remains of public health concern in rural India. Those at risk of VL are also at risk of other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) including soil transmitted helminths. Intestinal helminths are potent regulators of host immune responses sometimes mediated through cross-talk with gut microbiota. We evaluate a meta-taxonomic approach to determine the composit...
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- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
- Gut microbiota and health
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
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- Literature Corpus work
- 4d935c96-bea1-539a-8fc6-08d77721b008
- DOI
- 10.1101/630624
