Caenorhabditis elegans model for in vivo screening of human gut microbiota mediated colonization and colonization resistance against Clostridioides difficile
Achuthan Ambat, Vishnu Thayil Valappil, Sudeep Ghimire, Viju Vijayan Pillai, Phurt Harnvoravongchai, Shalabh Kumar Mishra, Sushim Kumar Gupta, Akhilesh Ramachandran, Purna Kashyap, Joy Scaria
This study uses C. elegans to screen human gut microbiota for colonization and resistance against C. difficile, finding 46% colonization success and 50% in vivo inhibition of C. difficile.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology