Antibiotic-Induced Alterations of the Gut Microbiota Alter Secondary Bile Acid Production and Allow for Clostridium difficile Spore Germination and Outgrowth in the Large Intestine

Antibiotics alter the gastrointestinal microbiota, allowing for Clostridium difficile infection, which is a significant public health problem. Changes in the structure of the gut microbiota alter the metabolome, specifically the production of secondary bile acids. Specific bile acids are able to ini...

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Veröffentlicht in:	mSphere Jg. 1; H. 1
Hauptverfasser:	Theriot, Casey M., Bowman, Alison A., Young, Vincent B.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States American Society for Microbiology 01.01.2016
Schlagworte:	Antibiotics bile acids Clostridium difficile colonization resistance Gastrointestinal tract Microbiota microbiota colonization resistance bile acids antibiotics Clostridium difficile
ISSN:	2379-5042, 2379-5042
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