Vancomycin promotes key microbiota-pathogen interactions and removes protective bottlenecks to enteric infection
Sarah E. Woodward, Jorge Peña-Díaz, Antonio Serapio-Palacios, Stefanie L Vogt, Madeline A Wang, Wenny Feng, Kelsey E. Huus, Zakhar Krekhno, Laurel M. P. Neufeld, James C. Forward, Mihai S. Cirstea, B. Brett Finlay
This study shows that vancomycin alters gut microbiota-pathogen interactions, removes infection bottlenecks, and promotes pathogen colonization in mice.
bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology