Studies of gut microbiota perturbation through antibiotics and its subsequent restoration kinetics in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice..

Gastrointestinal tract harbours a huge number of microbes that has significant role in maintaining various host physiology such as immune system, behavior, metabolism, etc. Commonly used antibiotics can change the abundance and diversity of these gut microbes. Perturbation of gut microbiota through antibiotics can lead to different diseases in host. It is important to study the restoration kinetics of gut microbiota and its effect on the host after antibiotic treatment.