The Impact of Childhood Nutrient Deficiencies on Gut Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance

2023-11-21 14:10:06

It turned out that rodents that lacked microelements and vitamins in childhood had a special intestinal microbiome. So, they had higher levels of bacteria and fungi, which did not respond to antibiotics. And this despite the fact that such drugs have never been given to animals. The scientists also learned that nutrient deficiencies were associated with increased occurrence of individual genes and a set of genes associated with antibiotic resistance.

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