The early life microbiota protects neonatal mice from pathological small intestinal epithelial cell shedding
K. R. Hughes, Z. Schofield, M. J. Dalby, S. Caim, L. Chalklen, F. Bernuzzi, C. Alcon-Giner, G. Le Gall, A. J. Watson, L. J. Hall
This study shows that early life gut microbiota in mice prevents pathological small intestinal epithelial cell shedding, with antibiotic treatment reversing this protection.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2019Microbiology