Describing the intestinal microbiota of Holstein Fasciola-positive and -negative cattle from a hyperendemic area of fascioliasis in central Colombia.

• Main Authors: Angie L Ramírez (Author), Giovanny Herrera (Author), Marina Muñoz (Author), Laura Vega (Author), Lissa Cruz-Saavedra (Author), Diego García-Corredor (Author), Martin Pulido-Medellín (Author), Diana M Bulla-Castañeda (Author), Julio Cesar Giraldo (Author), María Consuelo Bernal (Author), José Fernández-Manrique (Author), Luis R Vásquez-Arteaga (Author), Juan David Ramírez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The ability to identify compositional changes in the intestinal microbiota of parasitized hosts is important for understanding the physiological processes that may affect animal productivity. Within the field of host-parasite interactions, many studies have suggested that helminths can influence the...