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Megasphaera in the Stool Microbiota Is Negatively Associated With Diarrheal Cryptosporidiosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The protozoan parasites in the Cryptosporidium genus cause both acute diarrheal disease and subclinical (ie, nondiarrheal) disease. It is unclear if the microbiota can influence the manifestation of diarrhea during a Cryptosporidium infection.

Methods

To characterize the role of the gut microbiota in diarrheal cryptosporidiosis, the microbiome composition of both diarrheal and surveillance Cryptosporidium-positive fecal samples from 72 infants was evaluated using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Additionally, the microbiome composition prior to infection was examined to test whether a preexisting microbiome profile could influence the Cryptosporidium infection phenotype.

Results

Fecal microbiome composition was associated with diarrheal symptoms at 2 timepoints. Megasphaera was significantly less abundant in diarrheal samples compared with subclinical samples at the time of Cryptosporidium detection (log2 [fold change] = -4.3; P = 10-10) and prior to infection (log2 [fold change] = -2.0; P = 10-4); this assigned sequence variant was detected in 8 children who had diarrhea and 30 children without diarrhea. Random forest classification also identified Megasphaera abundance in the pre- and postexposure microbiota as predictive of a subclinical infection.

Conclusions

Microbiome composition broadly, and specifically low Megasphaera abundance, was associated with diarrheal symptoms prior to and at the time of Cryptosporidium detection. This observation suggests that the gut microenvironment may play a role in determining the severity of a Cryptosporidium infection. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02764918.

SUBMITTER: Carey MA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8442784 | biostudies-literature |

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