Dissection of the gut microbiota in mothers and children with chronic Trichuris trichiura infection in Pemba Island, Tanzania.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminthiases are important neglected tropical diseases that result in a notably high number of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. Characterizing the interactions between the human intestinal microbiome and helminths is of interest in the development of alternative treatments that do not rely on chemotherapeutics and do not lead to drug resistance. METHODS:We recruited and obtained fecal samples from 32 pairs of mothers and children on Pemba Island and monitored their intestinal microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. RESULTS:We observed that microbial changes occur in the gut microbiota of infected mothers and children. Some short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria and carbohydrate-degrading bacteria exhibited lower abundance in the infected individuals. Potentially pathogenic Campylobacter and proinflammatory Methanobrevibacter in infected mothers and opportunistic Enterococcus in infected children exhibited greater abundance. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings could reveal the microbiota profiling in T. trichiura-infected individuals, indicate the potential roles of key microbiota in the host and aid to the development of novel strategies to control T. trichiura infection.

journal_name

Parasit Vectors

journal_title

Parasites & vectors

authors

Chen H,Mozzicafreddo M,Pierella E,Carletti V,Piersanti A,Ali SM,Ame SM,Wang C,Miceli C

doi

10.1186/s13071-021-04580-1

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Has Abstract

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2021-01-19 00:00:00

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62

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1

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1756-3305

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10.1186/s13071-021-04580-1

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14

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