Common food preservative has unexpected effects on the gut microbiome

<p>A new study published in&nbsp;<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschembio.3c00577"><em>ACS Chemical Biology</em></a>&nbsp;by scientists from the University of Chicago found that one of the most common classes of antibiotics used as a food preservative has potent effects both against pathogens and against the commensal gut bacteria that keep us healthy.</p>