Differences in Microbiota Membership along the Gastrointestinal Tract of Piglets and Their Differential Alterations Following an Early-Life Antibiotic Intervention

Differences in Microbiota Membership along the Gastrointestinal Tract of Piglets and Their Differential Alterations Following an Early-Life Antibiotic Intervention

Early-life antibiotic interventions can change the predisposition to disease by disturbing the gut microbiota. However, the impact of antibiotics on gut microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract is not completely understood, although antibiotic-induced alterations in the distal gut have been reported...

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Main Authors: Chunlong Mu, Yuxiang Yang, Yong Su, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Weiyun Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
early-life antibiotics
gut microbiota
compartmentalization
stomach
small intestine
microbial function
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00797/full

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