Gut colonization ofEnterococcusspecies is associated with COVID-19 disease in Uganda
Carolina Agudelo,
David Patrick Kateete,
Emmanuel Nasinghe
et al.
Abstract:Background: Infection with the COVID-19-causing pathogen SARS-CoV-2 is associated with disruption in the human gut microbiome. The gut microbiome enables protection against diverse pathogens and exhibits dysbiosis during infectious and autoimmune disease. Studies based in the United States and China have found that severe COVID-19 cases have altered gut microbiome composition when compared to mild COVID-19 cases. We present the first study to investigate the gut microbiome composition of COVID-19 cases in a po… Show more
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