Bacteriotherapy
Bacteriotherapy is the use of transplanted bacteria inside of an organism. Fecal bacteriotherapy works due to bacterial interference, the process by which bacteria displace pathogens.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ van Nood, E; Vrieze, A; Nieuwdorp, M et al. (January 2013). "Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile". N. Engl. J. Med. 368 (5): 407–15. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1205037. PMID 23323867.
Further reading
- Huovinen, Pentti (18 August 2001). "Bacteriotherapy: the time has come". British Medical Journal (BMJ Group) 323 (7309): 353–354. doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7309.353. PMC 1120965. PMID 11509411. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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