Clostridium difficile, Aging, and the Gut: Can Microbiome Rejuvenation Keep Us Young and Healthy?

J Infect Dis. 2018 Jan 4;217(2):174-176. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix417.

Authors

Natalie Fischer^{1

2}, David A Relman^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California.
² Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California.
³ Infectious Diseases Section, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California.

No abstract available

Keywords: aging; ecology; immunosenescence; microbiota; restoration.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections*
Feces
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Microbiota*
Rejuvenation

Grants and funding

R01 GM099534/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States