Experimental Chagas disease-induced perturbations of the fecal microbiome and metabolome.

• Main Authors: Laura-Isobel McCall (Author), Anupriya Tripathi (Author), Fernando Vargas (Author), Rob Knight (Author), Pieter C Dorrestein (Author), Jair L Siqueira-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trypanosoma cruzi parasites are the causative agents of Chagas disease. These parasites infect cardiac and gastrointestinal tissues, leading to local inflammation and tissue damage. Digestive Chagas disease is associated with perturbations in food absorption, intestinal traffic and defecation. Howev...