mSphere (Apr 2021)

Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 Enhances Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in a Ciprofloxacin-Treated Defined-Microbiota Piglet Model of Human Rotavirus Infection

  • Husheem Michael,
  • Francine C. Paim,
  • Stephanie N. Langel,
  • Ayako Miyazaki,
  • David D. Fischer,
  • Juliet Chepngeno,
  • Joshua Amimo,
  • Loic Deblais,
  • Gireesh Rajashekara,
  • Linda J. Saif,
  • Anastasia N. Vlasova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00074-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2

Abstract

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Rotavirus (RV) is a primary cause of malabsorptive diarrhea in children and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries. The use of antibiotics exacerbates intestinal microbial imbalance and results in the persistence of RV-induced diarrhea.