Background The microbiomes of animals are complex communities that strongly affect the
health of the hosts. Microbiomes on mucosal surfaces have the highest densities and most
extensive biochemical exchanges with the hosts. Although antibiotics are potent tools to
manage infections, they can disrupt the normal microbiota, causing numerous side effects.
Materials and methods Taking a community ecology approach, mucosal microbiome
community responses to five disruptive conditions (two broad-spectrum antibiotics, a …