Recovery of the gut microbiota in ampicillin-treated mice is dependent on the environment. mouse gut metagenome

The present study was to investigate which members of the GM are eradicated or only suppressed during ampicillin treatment. Next, to evaluate to which extent these bacteria have the potential to re-establish themselves after antibiotic treatment and the role of host genetics and environment in that recovery. Finally, we investigated the impact of ampicillin-driven GM deprivation on the function of the immune system.