Cell Journal: Looking for a bacterial cocktail to fight infection

Most people have experienced firsthand how important a healthy microbiome is when they have to take broad-spectrum antibiotics

Klebsiella pneumoniae has strong opponents

The intestinal bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most terrifying hospital bacteria, because it can cause severe pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and even sepsis in frail patients

"First, we want to know the susceptibility of healthy adults and children to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae," the study's lead author Lisa Osbelt (Lisa Osbelt) explained the method of the study Say

How'good' E.

One of the most famous bacteria in the human intestine is Escherichia coli, or Escherichia coli for short

In the current study, the researchers were able to prove that the protective effect of E.

About humans and mice: a step towards a protective bacterial cocktail?

Studying the effects of hundreds of bacteria and other microorganisms is an incredibly complex task-even in mice

Till Strowig confidently said: "It is usually conceivable to use live bacteria, so-called probiotics, to treat patients who have been colonized and use them as preventive drugs after antibiotic treatment

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