Host microbiome determines host specificity of the human whipworm, Trichuris trichiura
Klara A. Stark, Tapoka T. Mkandawire, Charlotte Tolley, Seona Thompson, Rachael Fortune‐Grant, Cordelia Brandt, Simon Clare, Trevor D. Lawley, Cinzia Cantacessi, Alexandre Almeida, Richard K. Grencis, Peter Lindberg Nejsum, Matthew Berriman, Maria Adelaida Duque Correa
This study shows that the human whipworm's host specificity is driven by the host microbiome, using a humanized-microbiota mouse model and metagenomic analysis.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology