Conjunctival microbiome-host responses are associated with impaired epithelial cell health in both early and late stages of trachoma
H. Pickering, C. D. Palmer, J. Houghton, P. Makalo, H. Joof, T. Derrick, A. Goncalves, D. C. Mabey, R. L. Bailey, M. J. Burton, C. h. Roberts, S. E. Burr, M. J. Holland
This study links changes in the conjunctival microbiome and host immune responses to impaired epithelial cell health in trachoma, with distinct patterns in active trachoma and scarring trachoma.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2019Microbiology