Food-grade cationic antimicrobial -polylysine transiently alters the gut microbial community and predicted metagenome function in CD-1 mice

ARTICLE OPEN Food-grade cationic antimicrobial ε-polylysine transiently alters the gut microbial community and predicted metagenome function in CD-1 mice Xiaomeng You 1 , Jonah E. Einson 1,2 , Cynthia Lyliam Lopez-Pena 1,5 , Mingyue Song 1 , Hang Xiao 1 , David Julian McClements 1 and David A. Sela 1,3,4 Diet is an important factor influencing the composition and function of the gut microbiome, but the effect of antimicrobial agents present within foods is currently not understood. In this...