The potential utility of fecal (or intestinal) microbiota transplantation in controlling infectious diseases
Rohma Ghani, Benjamin H. Mullish, Lauren A. Roberts, Frances Davies, Julian R. Marchesi
Abstract
infection, the potential use of FMT in treating other infectious diseases is an area of active research. In this review, we discuss key examples of this treatment based on recent findings relating to the interplay between microbiota and infection, and potential further exploitations of FMT/IMT.
Topics & Concepts
Fecal bacteriotherapyMicrobiomeBiologyClostridioidesImmunologyGut floraTransplantationFecesGut microbiomeClostridium difficileColonisation resistanceIntestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiologyBioinformaticsAntibioticsMedicineInternal medicineClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthGastrointestinal motility and disorders