Transplanting Fecal Virus-Like Particles Reduces High-Fat Diet-Induced Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Mice

Transplanting Fecal Virus-Like Particles Reduces High-Fat Diet-Induced Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Mice

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an effective tool for treating Clostridium difficile infection in the setting of dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiome. FMT for other forms of human disorders linked to dysbiosis have been less effective. The fecal microbiota contains a high density of viru...

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Main Authors: Derek M. Lin, Britt Koskella, Nathaniel L. Ritz, Dongdong Lin, Amanda Carroll-Portillo, Henry C. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
bacteriophage
gut virome
gut microbiome
fecal microbiota transplantation
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
dysbiosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00348/full

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