Baseline microbiota composition modulates antibiotic-mediated effects on the gut microbiota and host

Abstract Background Normal mammalian development and homeostasis are dependent upon the gut microbiota. Antibiotics, essential for the treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infections, can have collateral effects on the gut microbiota composition, which can in turn have far-reaching and potentially...

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Main Authors: Aonghus Lavelle, Thomas Walter Hoffmann, Hang-Phuong Pham, Philippe Langella, Eric Guédon, Harry Sokol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Gut
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0725-3