Cesarean or Vaginal Birth Does Not Impact the Longitudinal Development of the Gut Microbiome in a Cohort of Exclusively Preterm Infants

The short and long-term impact of birth mode on the developing gut microbiome in neonates has potential implications for the health of infants. In term infants, the microbiome immediately following birth across multiple body sites corresponds to birth mode, with increased Bacteroides in vaginally de...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Stewart, Nicholas D. Embleton, Elizabeth Clements, Pamela N. Luna, Daniel P. Smith, Tatiana Y. Fofanova, Andrew Nelson, Gillian Taylor, Caroline H. Orr, Joseph F. Petrosino, Janet E. Berrington, Stephen P. Cummings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01008/full