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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00991-x |