Short-term effect of antibiotics on human gut microbiota.

From birth onwards, the human gut microbiota rapidly increases in diversity and reaches an adult-like stage at three years of age. After this age, the composition may fluctuate in response to external factors such as antibiotics. Previous studies have shown that resilience is not complete months aft...

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Main Authors: Suchita Panda, Ismail El khader, Francesc Casellas, Josefa López Vivancos, Montserrat García Cors, Alba Santiago, Silvia Cuenca, Francisco Guarner, Chaysavanh Manichanh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3991704?pdf=render