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Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta.

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McKenney, EA; Williamson, L; Yoder, AD; Rawls, JF; Bilbo, SD; Parker, W
Published in: Gut Microbes
2015

The microbiome is now widely recognized as being important in health and disease, and makes up a substantial subset of the biome within the ecosystem of the vertebrate body. At the same time, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms such as helminths are being recognized as an important component of the biome that shaped the evolution of our genes. The absence of these macroscopic organisms during the early development and life of humans in Western culture probably leads to a wide range of human immunological diseases. However, the interaction between the microbiome and macroscopic components of the biome remains poorly characterized. In this study, the microbiome of the cecum in rats colonized for 2 generations with the small intestinal helminth Hymenolepis diminuta was evaluated. The introduction of this benign helminth, which is of considerable therapeutic interest, led to several changes in the cecal microbiome. Most of the changes were within the Firmicutes phylum, involved about 20% of the total bacteria, and generally entailed a shift from Bacilli to Clostridia species in the presence of the helminth. The results point toward ecological relationships between various components of the biome, with the observed shifts in the microbiome suggesting potential mechanisms by which this helminth might exert therapeutic effects.

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Gut Microbes

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EISSN

1949-0984

Publication Date

2015

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

182 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Male
  • Hymenolepis diminuta
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Female
  • Cecum
  • Bacteria
  • Animals
  • 3107 Microbiology
  • 0605 Microbiology
 

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McKenney, E. A., Williamson, L., Yoder, A. D., Rawls, J. F., Bilbo, S. D., & Parker, W. (2015). Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta. Gut Microbes, 6(3), 182–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2015.1047128
McKenney, Erin A., Lauren Williamson, Anne D. Yoder, John F. Rawls, Staci D. Bilbo, and William Parker. “Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta.Gut Microbes 6, no. 3 (2015): 182–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2015.1047128.
McKenney EA, Williamson L, Yoder AD, Rawls JF, Bilbo SD, Parker W. Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta. Gut Microbes. 2015;6(3):182–93.
McKenney, Erin A., et al. “Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta.Gut Microbes, vol. 6, no. 3, 2015, pp. 182–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/19490976.2015.1047128.
McKenney EA, Williamson L, Yoder AD, Rawls JF, Bilbo SD, Parker W. Alteration of the rat cecal microbiome during colonization with the helminth Hymenolepis diminuta. Gut Microbes. 2015;6(3):182–193.

Published In

Gut Microbes

DOI

EISSN

1949-0984

Publication Date

2015

Volume

6

Issue

3

Start / End Page

182 / 193

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Male
  • Hymenolepis diminuta
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Female
  • Cecum
  • Bacteria
  • Animals
  • 3107 Microbiology
  • 0605 Microbiology