Keystone Bacteroides strain restitution leads to microbiome recovery and reduced risk of colitis in genetically susceptible mice
29 Mar 2022by Rene van den Wijngaard
Alterations in the gut microbiome in early life have been associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel diseases. New findings in mice have found a keystone Bacteroides strain that reduces colitis risk when engrafted during early life in a gut microbiome disrupted by antibiotics.