Drug effects on gut microbiome altered by bacterial communities

Many human medications can directly inhibit the growth and alter the function of the bacteria that constitute our gut microbiome. EMBL Heidelberg researchers have now discovered that this effect is reduced when bacteria form communities.

Michael Zimmermann, Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg and one of the study collaboratorsThese findings show that gut bacteria have a larger potential to transform and accumulate medicinal drugs than previously thought."

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European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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