Bacterial contact induces polar plug disintegration to mediate whipworm egg hatching

Abstract excerpt

The bacterial microbiota promotes the life cycle of the intestine-dwelling whipworm Trichuris by mediating hatching of parasite eggs ingested by the mammalian host. Despite the enormous disease burden associated with Trichuris colonization, the mechanisms underlying this transkingdom interaction have been obscure. Here, we used a multiscale microscopy approach to define the structural events associated with bact...

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• Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
• Gut microbiota and health
• Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
• Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
• Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
• Reproductive tract infections research
• Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
• Trypanosoma species research and implications

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Literature Corpus work

a60a85ae-c5c5-5f94-88c5-26cd0246b24c

DOI

10.1101/2023.03.13.532458