Ethnic and diet-related differences in the healthy infant microbiome

Ethnic and diet-related differences in the healthy infant microbiome

Abstract Background The infant gut is rapidly colonized by microorganisms soon after birth, and the composition of the microbiota is dynamic in the first year of life. Although a stable microbiome may not be established until 1 to 3 years after birth, the infant gut microbiota appears to be an impor...

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Main Authors: Jennifer C. Stearns, Michael A. Zulyniak, Russell J. de Souza, Natalie C. Campbell, Michelle Fontes, Mateen Shaikh, Malcolm R. Sears, Allan B. Becker, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Padmaja Subbarao, Stuart E. Turvey, Milan Gupta, Joseph Beyene, Michael G. Surette, Sonia S. Anand, for the NutriGen Alliance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Infant gut microbiome
Ethnicity
Breastfeeding
Diet
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-017-0421-5

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