Colonization resistance is the mechanism whereby the microbiome protects itself against incursion by new and often harmful microorganisms. Colonization resistance was first identified in 1967, and it was initially referred to as antibiotic-associated susceptibility.
Colonization resistance is the mechanism whereby the microbiome protects itself against incursion by new and often harmful microorganisms. Colonization resistance was first identified in 1967, and it was initially referred to as antibiotic-associated susceptibility.
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