Gut microbiota signatures in Schistosoma japonicum infection-induced liver cirrhosis patients: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Qi-Feng Gui (Author), Hui-Lin Jin (Author), Feng Zhu (Author), Hai-Feng Lu (Author), Qin Zhang (Author), Jia Xu (Author), Yun-Mei Yang (Author), Chi Xiao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Several studies have assessed the role of gut microbiota in various cirrhosis etiologies, however, none has done so in the context of Schistosoma japonicum infection in humans. We, therefore, sought to determine whether gut microbiota is associated with S. japonicum infection-ind...