Discordant transmission of bacteria and viruses from mothers to babies at birth

Abstract Background The earliest microbial colonizers of the human gut can have life-long consequences for their hosts. Precisely how the neonatal gut bacterial microbiome and virome are initially populated is not well understood. To better understand how the maternal gut microbiome influences acqui...

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Main Authors: Rabia Maqsood, Rachel Rodgers, Cynthia Rodriguez, Scott A. Handley, I. Malick Ndao, Phillip I. Tarr, Barbara B. Warner, Efrem S. Lim, Lori R. Holtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-019-0766-7