The pervasive effects of an antibiotic on the human gut microbiota, as revealed by deep 16S rRNA sequencing.

The human intestinal microbiota is essential to the health of the host and plays a role in nutrition, development, metabolism, pathogen resistance, and regulation of immune responses. Antibiotics may disrupt these coevolved interactions, leading to acute or chronic disease in some individuals. Our u...

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Main Authors: Les Dethlefsen, Sue Huse, Mitchell L Sogin, David A Relman
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7e4d5efb210d4a7da52cebf4ac34f38e
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