Modulations in the offspring gut microbiome are refractory to postnatal synbiotic supplementation among juvenile primates

Abstract Background We and others have previously shown that alterations in the mammalian gut microbiome are associated with diet, notably early life exposure to a maternal high fat diet (HFD). Here, we aimed to further these studies by examining alterations in the gut microbiome of juvenile Japanes...

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Main Authors: Ryan M. Pace, Amanda L. Prince, Jun Ma, Benjamin D. W. Belfort, Alexia S. Harvey, Min Hu, Karalee Baquero, Peter Blundell, Diana Takahashi, Tyler Dean, Paul Kievit, Elinor L. Sullivan, Jacob E. Friedman, Kevin Grove, Kjersti M. Aagaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1169-9