Antibiotic-induced shifts in fecal microbiota density and composition during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Journal Article
| Authors: | Morjaria, S.; Schluter, J.; Taylor, B. P.; Littmann, E. R.; Carter, R. A.; Fontana, E.; Peled, J. U.; van den Brink, M. R. M.; Xavier, J. B.; Taur, Y. |
| Article Title: | Antibiotic-induced shifts in fecal microbiota density and composition during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| Abstract: | Dramatic microbiota changes and loss of commensal anaerobic bacteria are associated with adverse outcomes in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) recipients. In this study, we demonstrate these dynamic changes at high resolution through daily stool sampling and assess the impact of individual antibiotics on those changes. We collected 272 longitudinal stool samples (with mostly daily frequency) from 18 patients undergoing HCT and determined their composition by multiparallel 16S rRNA gene sequencing as well as the density of bacteria in stool by quantitative PCR (qPCR). We calculated microbiota volatility to quantify rapid shifts and developed a new dynamic systems inference method to assess the specific impact of antibiotics. The greatest shifts in microbiota composition occurred between stem cell infusion and reconstitution of healthy immune cells. Piperacillin-tazobactam caused the most severe declines among obligate anaerobes. Our approach of daily sampling, bacterial density determination, and dynamic systems modeling allowed us to infer the independent effects of specific antibiotics on the microbiota of HCT patients. © 2019 Morjaria et al. |
| Keywords: | systems biology; antibiotics; hematopoietic cell transplantation; microbiome; commensal anaerobes |
| Journal Title: | Infection and Immunity |
| Volume: | 87 |
| Issue: | 9 |
| ISSN: | 0019-9567 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
| Date Published: | 2019-09-01 |
| Start Page: | e00206-19 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1128/iai.00206-19 |
| PUBMED: | 31262981 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC6704593 |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 October 2019 -- Source: Scopus |
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