Impact of Antimicrobial Residues on the Human Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota

Objective

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<li>Develop methodology to determine if antimicrobial-agent residues bound to fecal contents are microbiologically active.</li>
<li>Evaluate the use of current molecular biology, genomic, and proteomic technologies to determine the impact of antimicrobial-agent residues on the human-intestinal microbiota.</li>
<li>Determine the potential of the intestinal microbiota to metabolize antimicrobial residues.</li><ol></p>

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Responsible Division: Microbiology

Investigators

Ahn, Young

Institution

DHHS/FDA/CVM - Division of Animal and Food Microbiology

DHHS/FDA - National Center for Toxicological Research

Funding Source

Nat'l. Center For Toxicological Research

Project number

E0732701