Dietary fibre promotes chronic whipworm infection through direct and time-dependent modulation of innate immunity
Laura J. Myhill, Penille Jensen, Pankaj Arora, Anne Marie Reimer Jensen, Ling Zhu, Amalie Vedsted-Jakobsen, Eiríkur Andri Thormar, Alexandra von Münchow, Mahesha M. Poojary, Marianne N. Lund, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Morten T. Limborg, Benjamin A. H. Jensen, Andrew Richard Williams
This study shows dietary fibre promotes chronic whipworm infection in mice through direct modulation of innate immunity, independent of the microbiome.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology