Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants

Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants

Abstract Background Infants born by caesarean section or receiving antibiotics are at increased risk of developing metabolic, inflammatory and immunological diseases, potentially due to disruption of normal gut microbiota at a critical developmental time window. We investigated whether probiotic sup...

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Main Authors: Katri Korpela, Anne Salonen, Outi Vepsäläinen, Marjo Suomalainen, Carolin Kolmeder, Markku Varjosalo, Sini Miettinen, Kaarina Kukkonen, Erkki Savilahti, Mikael Kuitunen, Willem M de Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Early-life microbiota
Bifidobacteria
Lactobacilli
Metagenomics
Metaproteomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0567-4

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