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Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Host-Pathogen Interactions

Host genetics: deciphering the variability in susceptibility to infections 
Antonelli G, Roilides E. Clin Microbiol Infect, Dec 12, 2014.

High A. vaginae and G. vaginalis vaginal loads are associated with preterm birth
Bretelle F, et al. Clin Infect Dis, Dec 1, 2014.

Noma affected children from Niger have distinct oral microbial communities based on high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments
Whiteson KL, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8(12): e3240.

A novel psittacine adenovirus identified during an outbreak of avian chlamydiosis and human psittacosis: zoonosis associated with virus-bacterium coinfection in birds
To KKW, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8(12): e3318.

Genetic tuning of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus promotes viral fitness within different species
Zhu W, Shu Y. Microbes Infect, Dec 11, 2014.

IL-28B is a key regulator of B- and T-cell vaccine responses against influenza 
Egli A, et al. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10(12): e1004556.

Association of interleukin-10 polymorphisms with chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a case-control study and its effect on the response to combined pegylated interferon/ribavirin therapy 
Khan AJ, et al. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 143(01): 71-80.

Influence of IL10 gene polymorphisms on the severity of liver fibrosis and susceptibility to liver cirrhosis in HBV/HCV-infected patients 
Guo PF, et al. Infect Genet Evol, Dec 13, 2014.

Host genetics and parasitic infections 
Mangano VD, Modiano D. Clin Microbiol Infect, Dec 14, 2014.

Gut microbiota elicits a protective immune response against malaria transmission 
Yilmaz B, et al. Cell 2014; 159(6): 1277–1289.
Comment:
Gut microbes trigger malaria-fighting antibodies 
Sharlach M. The Scientist, Dec 4, 2014.

Gut microbiota as an epigenetic regulator: pilot study based on whole-genome methylation analysis 
Kumar H, et al. mBio 2014; 5(6): e02113-14.