Open AccessMegasphaera in the Stool Microbiota Is Negatively Associated With Diarrheal Cryptosporidiosis
Author(s) -
Maureen A. Carey,
Gregory L. Medlock,
Masud Alam,
Mamun Kabir,
Md. Jashim Uddin,
Uma Nayak,
Jason A. Papin,
Abu Syed Golam Faruque,
Rashidul Haque,
William A. Petri,
Carol A. Gilchrist
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab207
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , diarrheal disease , microbiology and biotechnology , diarrheal diseases , gastroenterology , biology
The protozoan parasites in the Cryptosporidium genus cause both acute diarrheal disease and subclinical (ie, nondiarrheal) disease. It is unclear if the microbiota can influence the manifestation of diarrhea during a Cryptosporidium infection.
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