Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Microbiome: Antibiotics and the infant microflora

Functional selection of novel antibiotic resistance genes and metagenomic sequencing reveal how antibiotic treatment and bacterial resistance genes interact to shape the fragile microbiome of premature infants.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. D'Costa, V. M. et al. Nature 477, 457–461 (2011).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Gibson, M. K. et al. Nature Microbiol. 1, 16024 (2016).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Arboleya, S. et al. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 79, 763–772 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Alexander, V. N., Northrup, V. & Bizzaro, M. J. J. Pediatr. 159, 392–397 (2011).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. LaTuga, M. S., Stuebe, A. & Seed, P. C. Semin. Reprod. Med. 32, 68–73 (2014).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Fallani, M. et al. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 51, 77–84 (2010).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Yatsunenko, T. et al. Nature 486, 222–227 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Kjersti Aagaard.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Meyer, K., Aagaard, K. Microbiome: Antibiotics and the infant microflora. Nat Microbiol 1, 16040 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.40

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.40

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing Microbiology

Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Microbiology newsletter — what matters in microbiology research, free to your inbox weekly.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing: Microbiology