What is it about?
Understanding the interactions between bacterial and parasite populations in the digestive tract of livestock may be useful to design parasite control strategies based on microbiota modification. This is a first in vivo assessment of microbial-parasite interaction in the complex gastrointestinal tract environment of sheep.
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Why is it important?
The economic impact of gastrointestinal (GI) nematode infections on livestock production is well documented worldwide. While challenging, understanding how GI parasites and microbes influence each other could promote the development of novel microbiome-targeting approaches and other bacteria-based strategies for parasite control.
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This research is significant as it demonstrates the crucial role of interdisciplinary collaboration between geneticists, biochemist and veterinarians, in addressing critical issues that profoundly impact animal health and production. This collaborative approach serves as a model for tackling complex challenges in animal health, paving the way for more effective and sustainable solutions.
Liron Juan Pedro
Laboratorio de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN), UNCPBA-CICPBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, UNCPBA, Tandil, Argentina
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This page is a summary of: Interaction between bacterial microbiota and nematode parasite communities in sheep’s gastrointestinal tract, PLoS ONE, June 2024, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306390.
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