Concurrent Ascaris infection modulates host immunity resulting in impaired control of Salmonella infection in pigs
Ankur Midha, Larissa Oser, Josephine Schlosser-Brandenburg, Alexandra Laubschat, Robert M. Mugo, Zaneta D. Musimbi, Philipp Höfler, Arkadi Kundik, Rima Hayani, Joshua Adjah, Saskia Groenhagen, Malte Tieke, Luis E. Elizalde‐Velázquez, Anja Andrea Kühl, Robert Klopfleisch, , Susanne Hartmann
This study shows that Ascaris infection in pigs impairs immune control of Salmonella, leading to higher bacterial burdens and increased susceptibility to coinfection.
mSphere · Aug 14, 2024Peer-reviewedImmunology