Resilience of the dominant human fecal microbiota upon short-course antibiotic challenge

Recent studies have shown that the human fecal microbiota is composed of a consortium of species specific to the host and resistant to modifications over time. Antibiotics are known to affect the intestinal microflora, and ensuing changes may result in antibiotic-associated diarrhea. It is therefore...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical microbiology Vol. 43; no. 11; p. 5588
Main Authors:	De La Cochetière, M F, Durand, T, Lepage, P, Bourreille, A, Galmiche, J P, Doré, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2005
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Adolescent Adult Amoxicillin - administration & dosage Amoxicillin - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteria - drug effects Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - isolation & purification Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Feces - microbiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Bacterial - analysis RNA, Bacterial - genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Species Specificity Temperature Time Factors
ISSN:	0095-1137
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