Antibiotics as both friends and foes of the human gut microbiome: The microbial community approach

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The exposure of the human gut to antibiotics can have a great impact on human health. Antibiotics pertain to the preservation of human health and are useful tools for fighting bacterial infections. They can be used for curing infections and can play a critical role in immunocompromised or chronic patients, or in fighting childhood severe malnutrition. Yet, the genomic and phylogenetic diversity of the human gut...

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