Individual-specific changes in the human gut microbiota after challenge with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and subsequent ciprofloxacin treatment
Pop M, Paulson J, Chakraborty S, Astrovskaya I, Lindsay B, Li S, Bravo H, Harro C, Parkhill J, Walker A, Walker R, Sack D, Stine O. Individual-specific changes in the human gut microbiota after challenge with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and subsequent ciprofloxacin treatment. BMC Genomics 2016, 17: 440. PMID: 27277524, PMCID: PMC4898365, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2777-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene sequencesBackgroundEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coliHuman gut microbiotaRRNA gene sequencesEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coliHuman intestinal microbiotaFecal E. coliCiprofloxacin treatmentETEC infectionETEC diarrheaRibosomal RNAGut microbiotaFecal microbiotaIntestinal microbiotaE. coliMicrobiotaMonthly follow-up visitsCompared to variationsETECFollow-up visitQuantitative PCRHuman challenge studiesCiprofloxacinQuantitative culturesSequence