The rise to prominence of some Angiostrongylus species through associated emerging
disease in humans and dogs has stimulated calls for a renewed focus on the biology of this …

Background Gastropoda, the largest class within the phylum Mollusca, houses diverse gut
microbiota, and some gastropods serve as intermediate hosts for parasites. Studies have …

Host-parasite interaction can result in a strong alteration of the host-associated microbiota.
This dysbiosis can affect the fitness of the host; can modify pathogen interaction and the …

The host microbiome plays an essential role in health and disease. Microbiome modification
by pathogens or probiotics has been poorly explored especially in the case of probiotic …

Background The microbiome is known to play key roles in health and disease, including
host susceptibility to parasite infections. The freshwater snail Galba truncatula is the …

Aerolysins initially characterized as virulence factors in bacteria are increasingly found in
massive genome and transcriptome sequencing data from metazoans. Horizontal gene …

This study aimed to determine the effect of the growth stage of Procambarus clarkii on their
intestinal microbiota. Intestinal samples of five different growth stages of P. clarkii (first instar …

Background Studies on the gut microbiota of animals have largely focused on vertebrates.
The transmission modes of commensal intestinal bacteria in mammals have been well …

Biomphalaria glabrata transmits schistosomiasis mansoni which poses considerable risks to
hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, and is widely used as a model organism for …

Biomphalaria snails play a crucial role in the transmission of the human blood fluke
Schistosoma mansoni. The gut microbiota of intermediate hosts is known to influence their …