Profiling Living Bacteria Informs Preparation of Fecal Microbiota Transplantations

Fecal microbiota transplantation is a compelling treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infections, with potential applications against other diseases associated with changes in gut microbiota. But variability in fecal bacterial communities—believed to be the therapeutic agent—can complicate...

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Main Authors: Chu, Nathaniel David, Smith, Mark Burnham, Perrotta, Allison, Kassam, Zain, Alm, Eric J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109952
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