"Omic" investigations of protozoa and worms for a deeper understanding of the human gut "parasitome".

ABSTRACT: The human gut has been continuously exposed to a broad spectrum of intestinal organisms, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites (protozoa and worms), over millions of years of coevolution, and plays a central role in human health. The modern lifestyles of Western countries, such as the adoption of highly hygienic habits, the extensive use of antimicrobial drugs, and increasing globalisation, have dramatically altered the composition of the gut milieu, especially in terms of its eukaryotic "citizens." In the past few decades, numerous studies have highlighted the composition and role of human intestinal bacteria in physiological and pathological conditions, while few investigations exist on gut parasites and particularly on their coexistence and interaction with the intestinal mi

SUBMITTER: Marzano V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667730 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature