Baseline microbiota composition modulates antibiotic-mediated effects on the gut microbiota and host
Abstract Background Normal mammalian development and homeostasis are dependent upon the gut microbiota. Antibiotics, essential for the treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infections, can have collateral effects on the gut microbiota composition, which can in turn have far-reaching and potentially...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0725-3 |