Shotgun metagenomics of fecal samples from children in Peru reveals frequent complex co-infections with multiple Campylobacter species.

• Main Authors: Craig T Parker (Author), Francesca Schiaffino (Author), Steven Huynh (Author), Maribel Paredes Olortegui (Author), Pablo Peñataro Yori (Author), Paul F Garcia Bardales (Author), Tackeshy Pinedo Vasquez (Author), Greisi E Curico Huansi (Author), Katia Manzanares Villanueva (Author), Wagner V Shapiama Lopez (Author), Kerry K Cooper (Author), Margaret N Kosek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Campylobacter spp. are a major cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide and are associated with high rates of mortality and linear growth faltering in children living in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are most often the causative agents of enteric d...