Changes in human fecal microbiota due to chemotherapy analyzed by TaqMan-PCR, 454 sequencing and PCR-DGGE fingerprinting.

BACKGROUND: We investigated whether chemotherapy with the presence or absence of antibiotics against different kinds of cancer changed the gastrointestinal microbiota. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Feces of 17 ambulant patients receiving chemotherapy with or without concomitant antibiotics were an...

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Main Authors: Jutta Zwielehner, Cornelia Lassl, Berit Hippe, Angelika Pointner, Olivier J Switzeny, Marlene Remely, Elvira Kitzweger, Reinhard Ruckser, Alexander G Haslberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3237468?pdf=render