Prebiotic inulin ameliorates SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters by modulating the gut microbiome

ARTICLE OPEN Prebiotic inulin ameliorates SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters by modulating the gut microbiome Isaiah Song 1 , Jiayue Yang 1 , Misa Saito2 , Tenagy Hartanto 2 , Yasunori Nakayama 3 , Takeshi Ichinohe 4 and Shinji Fukuda 1,2,5,6,7 ✉ Current treatment options for COVID-19 are limited, with many antivirals and immunomodulators restricted to the most severe cases and preventative care limited to vaccination. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its increasing variants threaten to become a...