Maternal diet alters human milk oligosaccharide composition with implications for the milk metagenome

Maternal diet alters human milk oligosaccharide composition with implications for the milk metagenome

Abstract Human milk is the optimal nutrition source for infants, and oligosaccharides represent the third most abundant component in milk after lactose and fat. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are favorable macromolecules which are, interestingly, indigestible by the infant but serve as substrates...

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Main Authors: Maxim D. Seferovic, Mahmoud Mohammad, Ryan M. Pace, Melinda Engevik, James Versalovic, Lars Bode, Morey Haymond, Kjersti M. Aagaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79022-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79022-6

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