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Medicinal leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) are fresh water ectoparasitic species which have been applied as traditional therapy. However, gut microbiota could bring high risks of opportunistic infections after leeching and arouses… Click to show full abstract
Medicinal leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) are fresh water ectoparasitic species which have been applied as traditional therapy. However, gut microbiota could bring high risks of opportunistic infections after leeching and arouses great interests. Here, gut bacterial and fungal communities of an Asian prevalent leech Poecilobdella manillensis were characterized and analysed through culture‐independent sequencing.
Keywords:
leech;
poecilobdella manillensis;
gut microbiota;
prevalent;
insights gut
Journal Title: Journal of Applied Microbiology
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Journal of Applied Microbiology
Year Published: 2022
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