Long-term colonisation with donor bacteriophages following successful faecal microbial transplantation

Long-term colonisation with donor bacteriophages following successful faecal microbial transplantation

Abstract Background Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is used in the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Its success is typically attributed to the restoration of a diverse microbiota. Viruses (including bacteriophages) are the most numerically dominant and potentially the...

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Main Authors: L. A. Draper, F. J. Ryan, M. K. Smith, J. Jalanka, E. Mattila, P. A. Arkkila, R. P. Ross, R. Satokari, C. Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Faecal microbiota transplantation
Bacteriophages
Viruses
Engraftment
Persistence
Donor-recipient
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0598-x

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