Modeling transfer of vaginal microbiota from mother to infant in early life

Modeling transfer of vaginal microbiota from mother to infant in early life

Early-life microbiota has been linked to the development of chronic inflammatory diseases. It has been hypothesized that maternal vaginal microbiota is an important initial seeding source and therefore might have lifelong effects on disease risk. To understand maternal vaginal microbiota’s role in s...

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Main Authors: Martin Steen Mortensen, Morten Arendt Rasmussen, Jakob Stokholm, Asker Daniel Brejnrod, Christina Balle, Jonathan Thorsen, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, Hans Bisgaard, Søren Johannes Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-01-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
vaginal microbiome
maternal transfer
infant microbiome
longitudinal sampling
pregnancy
Lactobacillus
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57051

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