Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Intestinal Bifidobacterial Strains Has an Impact on the Early Development of Vaginally Delivered Infant's Microbiota

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Hiroshi Makino · Yakult Central Institute

Akira Kushiro · Yakult Central Institute

Eiji Ishikawa · Yakult Central Institute

Hiroyuki Kubota · Yakult Central Institute

Agata Gawad

Takafumi Sakai · Yakult Central Institute

Kenji Oishi · Yakult Central Institute

Abstract

Among infants born vaginally, several Bifidobacterium strains transmit from the mother and colonize the infant's intestine shortly after birth. Our data suggest that the mother's intestine is an important source for the vaginal delivered infant's intestinal microbiota.

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Gut microbiota and health Probiotics and Fermented Foods Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 11, pp. e78331-e78331

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078331

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Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Intestinal Bifidobacterial Strains Has an Impact on the Early Development of Vaginally Delivered Infant's Microbiota

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