The Intestinal Roundworm Ascaris suum Releases Antimicrobial Factors Which Interfere With Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation

The Intestinal Roundworm Ascaris suum Releases Antimicrobial Factors Which Interfere With Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation

Ascariasis is a widespread soil-transmitted helminth infection caused by the intestinal roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in humans, and the closely related Ascaris suum in pigs. Progress has been made in understanding interactions between helminths and host immune cells, but less is known concerning t...

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Main Authors: Ankur Midha, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Petra Henklein, Sebastian Guenther, Diego O. Serra, Josephine Schlosser, Regine Hengge, Susanne Hartmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
intestinal nematode
ascariasis
helminth
microbiota
antimicrobial peptides
biofilm
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00271/full

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