Fecal microbiota transplants: Past, present and future

"The premise of fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) is, admittedly, not the most pleasant. The process involves transferring donor stool (or derivatives thereof) to a recipient for a therapeutic purpose—namely, to restore the microbiota to a state capable of resisting the gut pathogen Clostridioides difficile.

But where did the idea for FMTs even come from? What's new in the field of transferring feces—and what does the future hold?" 



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Fecal microbiota transplants: Past, present and future



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