Clostridia isolated from helminth-colonized humans promote the life cycle of Trichuris species

• Main Authors: Sargsian, Shushan, Chen, Ze, Lee, Soo Ching, Robertson, Amicha, Thur, Rafaela Saes, Sproch, Julia, Devlin, Joseph C., Tee, Mian Zi, Er, Yi Xian, Copin, Richard, Heguy, Adriana, Pironti, Alejandro, Torres, Victor J., Ruggles, Kelly V., Lim, Yvonne A. L., Bethony, Jeffrey, Loke, P'ng, Cadwell, Ken
• Format: Article
• Published: CELL PRESS 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46150/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111725

Soil-transmitted intestinal worms known as helminths colonize over 1.5 billion people worldwide. Although helminth colonization has been associated with altered composition of the gut microbiota, such as increases in Clostridia, individual species have not been isolated and characterized. Here, we i...