Antibiotic-associated dysbiosis affects the ability of the gut microbiota to control intestinal inflammation upon fecal microbiota transplantation in experimental colitis models

Abstract Background The gut microbiota plays a central role in host physiology and in several pathological mechanisms in humans. Antibiotics compromise the composition and functions of the gut microbiota inducing long-lasting detrimental effects on the host. Recent studies suggest that the efficacy...

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Main Authors: Francesco Strati, Meritxell Pujolassos, Claudia Burrello, Maria Rita Giuffrè, Georgia Lattanzi, Flavio Caprioli, Jacopo Troisi, Federica Facciotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
FMT
IBD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00991-x