Antibiotics Take Toll On Beneficial Microbes In Gut
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 23:14
in Health & Medicine
In mice, scientists have shown two types of antibiotics can cause moderate to wide-ranging changes in normally diverse, beneficial gut microbes. The findings have implications for minimizing diarrhea in vulnerable patients, and for treating inflammatory bowel disease and C. difficile.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gutThu, 18 Jun 2009, 17:45:32 EDT
- C. difficile and antibiotics not necessarily linkedTue, 7 Oct 2008, 3:28:46 EDT
- C. difficile spores spread superbugMon, 20 Jul 2009, 12:38:36 EDT
- Newly discovered reactions from an old drug may lead to new antibioticsMon, 1 Jun 2009, 11:50:36 EDT
- Dangerous liaisons: Bacterial 'sex' causes antibiotic resistanceThu, 11 Jun 2009, 14:43:14 EDT