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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gutierrez B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7565598 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Microorganisms 20200916 9
Gastrointestinal tract microbiota plays a key role in the regulation of the pathogenesis of several gastrointestinal diseases. In particular, the viral fraction, composed essentially of bacteriophages, influences homeostasis by exerting a selective pressure on the bacterial communities living in the tract. Gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases are mainly induced by bacteria, and have risen due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. In the lack of effective treatments, phage therapy h ...[more]