Giardia hinders growth by disrupting nutrient metabolism independent of inflammatory enteropathy

Abstract Giardia lamblia (Giardia) is among the most common intestinal pathogens in children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although Giardia associates with early-life linear growth restriction, mechanistic explanations for Giardia-associated growth impairments remain elusive. Unlike o...

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Main Authors: Natasa Giallourou, Jason Arnold, Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, Muyiwa Awoniyi, Rose Viguna Thomas Becket, Kenneth Walsh, Jeremy Herzog, Ajay S. Gulati, Ian M. Carroll, Stephanie Montgomery, Pedro Henrique Quintela, Angela M. Faust, Steven M. Singer, Anthony A. Fodor, Tahmeed Ahmad, Mustafa Mahfuz, Esto Mduma, Thomas Walongo, Richard L. Guerrant, R. Balfour Sartor, Jonathan R. Swann, Margaret N. Kosek, Luther A. Bartelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38363-2