Lien vers Pubmed [PMID] – 34391664
Lien DOI – S1471-4922(21)00172-010.1016/j.pt.2021.07.007
Trends Parasitol 2021 10; 37(10): 853-855
Microbiota composition recently arose as a factor correlating with malaria infection. Mandal et al. showed, via cecal transplant and antibacterial treatment, that the mouse microbiota modulates parasitemia by affecting spleen germinal centers where B cells are matured. They further identified correlations between microbiota composition and malaria severity in Ugandan children.