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Rules of engagement in the gut microbiome

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In humans, niche-specific gastrointestinal microbiomes influence the colonization success of probiotic microbes. Microbiome reconstitution following antimicrobial perturbation is most successful using preperturbation autofecal microbial transplant.

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Fig. 1: The effect of auto-FMT and probiotics on microbiome colonization.

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Rackaityte, E., Lynch, S.V. Rules of engagement in the gut microbiome. Nat Med 24, 1642–1644 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0242-0

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