Avian Malaria Parasites Modulate Gut Microbiome Assembly in Canaries

Rodent and human malaria parasites cause dysbiosis in the host gut microbiome, but whether <i>Plasmodium</i> species affecting birds cause dysbiosis in their hosts is currently unknown. Here we used a model of avian malaria infection to test whether parasite infection modulates the bird...

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Main Authors: Justė Aželytė, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Apolline Maitre, Rita Žiegytė, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Dasiel Obregón, Vaidas Palinauskas, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/3/563