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Colonization resistance in the gut microbiota and the harmful effect of antibiotics. 1) The gut microbiota can resist colonization by pathogens such as Clostridium difficile. 2) Antibiotics disrupt the ecology of the commensal microbiota. 3) Antibiotic challenged microbiota open the way to colonization.
