Foundational Article: Mechnikov I, 1909: Intestinal Bacteriotherapy

J Leukoc Biol. 2021 Mar;109(3):519-533. doi: 10.1002/JLB.5RI1020-638.

Abstract

In 1908, Ilya Metchnikov, then Assistant director of the Pasteur Institute, writes about the potential of bacterial cultures to remedy a range of intestinal ailments. Translated from French.

Keywords: bacteriotherapy; historical article; micobiome; microbes; microbiology.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Empirical Research
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Intestinal Diseases / therapy*
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Milk / microbiology