Differences in Gut Microbiota Assembly Alter Its Ability to Metabolize Dietary Polysaccharides and Resist Clostridioides difficile Colonization
M. K. Schnizlein, A. K. Standke, M. J. Garmo, S. J. Edwards, V. B. Young
This study shows that diluted gut microbiota lose resistance to C. difficile and inulin metabolism, linking butyrate-producing taxa to colonization resistance.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology