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Antibiotics-Induced Obesity: A Mitochondrial Perspective.
Public health genomics - 1 Jan 2017
Andrade Melisa J, Jayaprakash Chinchu, Bhat Smitha, Evangelatos Nikolaos, Brand Angela, Satyamoorthy Kapaettu
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Antibiotics are the first line of treatment against infections and have contributed immensely to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates. Recently, extensive use of antibiotics has led to alterations of the gut microbiome, predisposition to various diseases and most importantly, increase in the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which poses a major threat to global public health. Another major issue...
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