Bacillus velezensis DSM 33864 reduces Clostridioides difficile colonization without disturbing commensal gut microbiota composition

Abstract Up to 25% of the US population harbor Clostridioides difficile in the gut. Following antibiotic disruption of the gut microbiota, C. difficile can act as an opportunistic pathogen and induce potentially lethal infections. Consequently, reducing the colonization of C. difficile in at-risk po...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Ida Søgaard Larsen, Megan Chenaux, Fergus W. J. Collins, Ana Mandic, Lea B. S. Hansen, Caroline A. S. Lauridsen, Rune F. Haller, Signe Elvig-Jørgensen, Ed Horwell, Jeanett Christiansen, Ana Silva, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild, Simon M. Cutting, Michael Roggenbuck-Wedemeyer, Nanna Ny Kristensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42128-8