Changes in microbial ecology after fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C. difficile infection affected by underlying inflammatory bowel disease

Changes in microbial ecology after fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C. difficile infection affected by underlying inflammatory bowel disease

Abstract Background Gut microbiota play a key role in maintaining homeostasis in the human gut. Alterations in the gut microbial ecosystem predispose to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and gut inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FM...

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Main Authors: Sahil Khanna, Yoshiki Vazquez-Baeza, Antonio González, Sophie Weiss, Bradley Schmidt, David A. Muñiz-Pedrogo, John F. Rainey, Patricia Kammer, Heidi Nelson, Michael Sadowsky, Alexander Khoruts, Stefan L. Farrugia, Rob Knight, Darrell S. Pardi, Purna C. Kashyap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Fecal microbiota transplantation
Microbiome
Clostridium difficile infection
Inflammatory bowel disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0269-3

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