Investigating associations between intestinal alterations and parasite load according to Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. abundance in the gut microbiota of hamsters infected by Leishmania infantum.
Fabine Correia PassosMarcelo Biondaro GoisAdenilma Duranes SousaAnanda Isis Lima de MarinhoLaura CorvoManoel SotoManoel Barral-NettoAldina BarralGyselle Chrystina BaccanPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2020)
Our results indicate that L. infantum infection leads to important changes in the colon and suggest that bacteria in the GM play a protective role.