患有COVID-19的患者的肠道微生物群在小鼠中引起变化,类似于COVID后症状

Viviani Mendes de Almeida1, Daiane F Engel2, Mayra F Ricci1

  • 1Laboratory of Microbiota and Immunomodulation - Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Gut microbes
|September 5, 2023
PubMed
概括

长期的COVID会影响肠道微生物群,增加抗生素耐药性的细菌,减少有益的短链脂肪酸. 这种失生症有助于肺炎和认知问题,表明肠道微生物群作为COVID后疾病的治疗点.

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