Colonization Resistance of the Gut Microbiota against Clostridium difficile
Antibiotics strongly disrupt the human gut microbiota, which in consequence loses its colonization resistance capacity, allowing infection by opportunistic pathogens such as Clostridium difficile. This bacterium is the main cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and a current problem in developed c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Antibiotics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/4/3/337 |