Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants
Abstract Background Infants born by caesarean section or receiving antibiotics are at increased risk of developing metabolic, inflammatory and immunological diseases, potentially due to disruption of normal gut microbiota at a critical developmental time window. We investigated whether probiotic sup...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0567-4 |