Effects of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the colonisation of probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii in the murine gastrointestinal tract

Abstract Mouse models are commonly used to study the colonisation profiles of microorganisms introduced to the gastrointestinal tract. Three commonly used mouse models include conventional, germ-free, and antibiotic-treated mice. However, colonisation resistance in conventional mice and specialised...

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Main Authors: Karl Alex Hedin, Vanessa Emily Rees, Hongbin Zhang, Vibeke Kruse, Ruben Vazquez-Uribe, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12806-0