Disruption of maternal gut microbiota during gestation alters offspring microbiota and immunity

Disruption of maternal gut microbiota during gestation alters offspring microbiota and immunity

Abstract Background Early life microbiota is an important determinant of immune and metabolic development and may have lasting consequences. The maternal gut microbiota during pregnancy or breastfeeding is important for defining infant gut microbiota. We hypothesized that maternal gut microbiota dur...

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Main Authors: Donald D. Nyangahu, Katie S. Lennard, Bryan P. Brown, Matthew G. Darby, Jerome M. Wendoh, Enock Havyarimana, Peter Smith, James Butcher, Alain Stintzi, Nicola Mulder, William Horsnell, Heather B. Jaspan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Microbiome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0511-7

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