The microbiome as a target to reduce EV71 pathogenesis and epidemic potential

• Main Author: Mohamed Haikal Bin Mohamed Ismail
• Other Authors: October Michael Sessions
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70613
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

EV71 is an enterovirus that infects the host through the gut. The gut also houses a diverse array of commensal bacteria. However, not much is understood about viral and bacterial interactions in pathogenesis. We characterised the effects of four species of bacteria on EV71 using in vitro cell model...