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    Kim, Ju Yeong; Kim, Eun-Min; Yi, Myung-hee; Lee, Jinyoung; Lee, Seogwon; Hwang, Younjee; Yong, Dongeun; Sohn, Woon-Mok; Yong, Tai-Soon

    Experimental parasitology, October 2018, 2018-Oct, 2018-10-00, 20181001, Letnik: 193
    Journal Article

    Helminth infection can alleviate immune-mediated disorders such as allergies and autoimmune diseases, by altering the gut microbiome. However, changes in gut microbiome due to intestinal trematodes remain unelucidated. Here, we evaluated the changes in the gut microbiome of ICR mice infected with Metagonimus yokogawai, a hypo-virulent intestinal trematode. Four weeks after infection, mouse cecal content was analyzed by 16S rRNA amplicon analysis. Although there was no apparent difference in species richness and diversity, the microbiome composition was different in the infected and control groups. Furthermore, several Lactobacillus species with known immunomodulatory role in immune-mediated diseases were increased in the infected group. Display omitted •Gut microbiome changes in ICR mice infected with Metagonimus yokogawai were studied.•Mouse cecal content was analyzed 4 weeks after infection.•Several immunomodulatory Lactobacillus species were increased in infected mice.