Differential effects of antibiotic therapy on the structure and function of human gut microbiota.

The human intestinal microbiota performs many essential functions for the host. Antimicrobial agents, such as antibiotics (AB), are also known to disturb microbial community equilibrium, thereby having an impact on human physiology. While an increasing number of studies investigate the effects of AB...

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Main Authors: Ana Elena Pérez-Cobas, Alejandro Artacho, Henrik Knecht, María Loreto Ferrús, Anette Friedrichs, Stephan J Ott, Andrés Moya, Amparo Latorre, María José Gosalbes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3839934?pdf=render