Microbiome and Malaria

Microbiome and Malaria - Miguel Soares describes how gut bacteria carrying a specific glycan residue can elicit antibodies in humans to an epitope found on malaria parasites and hence potentially confer disease protection. Bahtiyar Yilmaz, Silvia Portugal, Tuan M. Tran, Raffaella Gozzelino, Susana Ramos, Joana Gomes, Ana Regalado, Peter J. Cowan, Anthony J.F. d’Apice, Anita S. Chong, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Boubacar Traore, Peter D. Crompton, Henrique Silveira, Miguel P. Soares. (2014). Gut Microb