Infant gut strain persistence is associated with maternal origin, phylogeny, and traits including surface adhesion and iron acquisition
Summary: Gut microbiome succession affects infant development. However, it remains unclear what factors promote persistence of initial bacterial colonizers in the developing gut. Here, we perform strain-resolved analyses to compare gut colonization of preterm and full-term infants throughout the fir...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Cell Reports Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666379121002512 |