A philosophical perspective on the prenatal in utero microbiome debate

Abstract Within the last 6 years, a research field has emerged that focuses on the characterization of microbial communities in the prenatal intrauterine environment of humans and their putative role in human health. However, there is considerable controversy around the existence of such microbial p...

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Main Authors: Jens Walter, Mathias W. Hornef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00979-7