Clostridium difficile colonization and antibiotics response in PolyFermS continuous model mimicking elderly intestinal fermentation

Clostridium difficile colonization and antibiotics response in PolyFermS continuous model mimicking elderly intestinal fermentation

Abstract Background Clostridium difficile (CD), a spore-forming and toxin-producing bacterium, is the main cause for antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the elderly. Here we investigated CD colonization in novel in vitro fermentation models inoculated with immobilized elderly fecal microbiota and the...

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Main Authors: Sophie Fehlbaum, Christophe Chassard, Sophie Annick Poeker, Muriel Derrien, Candice Fourmestraux, Christophe Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Elderly gut microbiota
In vitro model
Intestinal fermentation
Antibiotics
Metronidazole
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-016-0144-y

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