The influence of gut microbiome-related lipids and glycans upon intestinal colonisation, and the impact of faecal microbiota transplant

Antibiotics are life-saving treatments for bacterial infections, but there may be (collateral damage) with overuse upon the gut microbiome (i.e. the billions of microorganisms within the gut). Specifically, any associated loss of (beneficial) commensal gut bacteria results in loss of their ability to protect against disease-causing (pathogenic)…