ARGuing the case for (or against) probiotics

Sondra Turjeman; Omry Koren

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2021.09.004

ARGuing the case for (or against) probiotics

Trends Microbiol. 2021 Nov;29(11):959-960. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Authors

Sondra Turjeman¹, Omry Koren²

Affiliations

¹ Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
² Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel. Electronic address: omry.koren@biu.ac.ilomry.koren@biu.ac.il.

PMID: 34563432
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.09.004

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is one of the leading medical challenges with which we are currently faced. Antibiotics, while powerful medical tools, also wreak havoc on the endogenous microbiota. Many believe that probiotics can restore the microbiota following antibiotic treatment and might even suppress the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes, but a recent study (Montassier et al.) suggests otherwise.

Keywords: antibiotic-resistance genes; metagenome; microbiome; probiotics.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Microbiota*
Probiotics*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents