Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model
Ashton P, Mageiros L, Meiring J, Chunga-Chirambo A, Khanam F, Dongol S, Banda H, Karkey A, Preciado-Llanes L, Thomaides-Brears H, Gibani M, Rajib N, Rahman N, Biswas P, Bhuiyan M, Kay S, Auger K, Seret O, Thomson N, Pollard A, Baker S, Basnyat B, Clemens J, Dolecek C, Dunstan S, Dougan G, Heyderman R, Pitzer V, Qadri F, Gordon M, Holt K, Darton T. Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model. Microbiome 2025, 13: 168. PMID: 40696437, PMCID: PMC12281769, DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02125-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic gene clustersShort-chain fatty acidsTyphoid fever patientsS. typhiGut microbiomeTyphoid feverShort-chain fatty acid metabolismInfection modelAsymptomatic household contactsHuman infection modelPotential functional roleGene clusterShotgun metagenomicsInvasive SalmonellaFever patientsBacterial diversityMicrobiota characteristicsAssociated with typhoid feverBackgroundTyphoid feverStool microbiomeBacterial speciesClade ADevelopment of clinical infectionSCFA metabolismIngestion of contaminated food
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