Host Parasite Interaction Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA.
Host Parasite Interaction Program, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, PO Box 760549, San Antonio, TX 78258, USA; UT Health, Molecular Immunology and Microbiology, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Trends Parasitol. 2022 May;38(5):353-355. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.01.012. Epub 2022 Feb 18.
Aquatic snails, the intermediate hosts of schistosomes, harbor a diverse unexplored microbiome. We speculate that this may play a critical role in host-parasite interactions. We summarize our current knowledge of snail microbiomes and highlight future research priorities.
水生螺类是血吸虫的中间宿主,其体内蕴藏着丰富而尚未开发的微生物组。我们推测,这可能在宿主-寄生虫相互作用中发挥关键作用。我们总结了当前对螺类微生物组的认识,并强调了未来的研究重点。