Infection with gut parasites correlates with gut microbiome diversity across human populations in Africa
Mirabeau Mbong Ngwese, Bayodé Roméo Adégbitè, Jeannot Fréjus Zinsou, J. Liam Fitzstevens, Victor T. Schmidt, Paul Alvyn Nguema Moure, Moustapha Nzamba Maloum, Alexander Tyakht, Kelsey E. Huus, Nicholas D. Youngblut, Peter G. Kremsner, Ayôla Akim Adégnika, Ruth E. Ley
This study shows that gut microbiome diversity correlates with infection by multiple soil-transmitted helminths in African populations, using metagenomic sequencing for parasite detection.
Gut Microbes · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology