The development of live biotherapeutics against <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection towards reconstituting gut microbiota
Yongrong Zhang, Ashley Saint Fleur, Hanping Feng
Abstract
colonization. The use of antibiotics causes gut microbiota dysbiosis and shifts the status from colonization resistance to infection. Hence, novel CDI biotherapeutics capable of reconstituting normal gut microbiota have become a focus of drug development in this field.
Topics & Concepts
ClostridioidesFidaxomicinBiologyDysbiosisAntibioticsColonisation resistanceClostridium difficileGut floraMicrobiomeMicrobiologyColonizationPathogenDiarrheaVancomycinDrug resistanceAntibiotic resistanceImmunologyMedicineBacteriaInternal medicineBioinformaticsStaphylococcus aureusGeneticsClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology