Impact of intestinal parasites on microbiota and cobalamin gene sequences: a pilot study.

Rojelio MejiaAshish DamaniaRebecca JeunPatricia E BryanPaola VargasMarisa JuarezPamela S CajalJulio NasserAlejandro KrolewieckiEmilie LefoulonCourtney LongEvan DrakeRubén O CiminoBarton Slatko

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)

The study results may provide evidence for an effect of parasitic infections enabling the permissive growth of anaerobic bacteria such as Prevotella, suggesting an altered capacity of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) biosynthesis and potential impact on growth and development in children .

Keyphrases

microbial community
young adults
copy number
human health
heavy metals
genome wide identification