Maternal diet during pregnancy is related with the infant stool microbiome in a delivery mode-dependent manner
Abstract Background The gut microbiome has an important role in infant health and immune development and may be affected by early-life exposures. Maternal diet may influence the infant gut microbiome through vertical transfer of maternal microbes to infants during vaginal delivery and breastfeeding....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0490-8 |