Planktonic and Sessile Artificial Colonic Microbiota Harbor Distinct Composition and Reestablish Differently upon Frozen and Freeze-Dried Long-Term Storage

Fecal microbiota transplantation has been successfully applied in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and has been suggested as an alternative therapy for other intestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease or metabolic syndrome. “Artificial” colonic microbiota deliv...

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Main Authors: Lea Bircher, Clarissa Schwab, Annelies Geirnaert, Anna Greppi, Christophe Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00521-19