Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection Modulates the Intestinal Microbiota and Targets Intestinal Epithelial Cells
V. T. K. Le-Trilling, J.-F. Ebel, F. Baier, K. Wohlgemuth, K. R. Pfeifer, A. Mookhoek, P. Krebs, M. Determann, B. Kaschinski, A. Adamczyk, E. Lange, R. Klopfleisch, C. M. Lange, V. Sokolova, M. Trilling, A. M. Westendorf
This study shows that acute CMV infection alters gut microbiota and targets intestinal epithelial cells, leading to colitis in immunocompetent hosts.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2022Microbiology