Understanding the impact of antibiotic perturbation on the human microbiome
Abstract The human gut microbiome is a dynamic collection of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses that performs essential functions for immune development, pathogen colonization resistance, and food metabolism. Perturbation of the gut microbiome’s ecological balance, commonly by antibiotics, can ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Genome Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-020-00782-x |