Effects of Antibiotics on the Intestinal Microbiota of Mice

• Main Authors: Frederik Boetius Hertz (Author), Andries E. Budding (Author), Malieka van der Lugt-Degen (Author), Paul H. Savelkoul (Author), Anders Løbner-Olesen (Author), Niels Frimodt-Møller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Studies on human and mouse gastrointestinal microbiota have correlated the composition of the microbiota to a variety of diseases, as well as proved it vital to prevent colonization with resistant bacteria, a phenomenon known as colonization resistance. Antibiotics dramatically modify the gut commun...