Snails, microbiomes, and schistosomes: a three-way interaction?

Autor: Le Clec'h W; Host Parasite Interaction Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA. Electronic address: winkal@txbiomed.org., Nordmeyer S; Host Parasite Interaction Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA; UT Health, Molecular Immunology and Microbiology, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA., Anderson TJC; Disease Intervention and Prevention Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA., Chevalier FD; Host Parasite Interaction Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA. Electronic address: fcheval@txbiomed.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in parasitology [Trends Parasitol] 2022 May; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 353-355. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.01.012
Abstrakt: Aquatic snails, the intermediate hosts of schistosomes, harbor a diverse unexplored microbiome. We speculate that this may play a critical role in host-parasite interactions. We summarize our current knowledge of snail microbiomes and highlight future research priorities.
Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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