Impact of international travel and diarrhea on gut microbiome and resistome dynamics

Impact of international travel and diarrhea on gut microbiome and resistome dynamics

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Here, the authors characterize the microbiome and resistome in a longitudinal cohort of 159 international students visiting Soft Doll the Andean city of Cusco, Peru.They find that international travel associates with spread of antimicrobial resistance, and that travelers’ diarrhea increases a persons’ risk for acquiring antimicrobial-resistant Dab Rigs pathogens, while a diverse, “healthy” microbiome can be protective against diarrhea.