Malaria and the Microbiome: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Matthew M. Ippolito,
Joshua E. Denny,
Charles Langelier,
Cynthia L. Sears,
Nathan W. Schmidt
Publication year - 2018
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/ciy374
Subject(s) - malaria , microbiome , plasmodium (life cycle) , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , disease , biology , immunology , bioinformatics , parasite hosting , pathology , world wide web , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering
The microbiome influences malaria parasite fitness and transmission efficiency in mosquitoes and appears to affect malaria dynamics in mammalian hosts as well. Nascent research examining the interrelationship of malaria and the mammalian microbiome has yielded interesting insights inviting further study.
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