Early life gut microbiota is associated with rapid infant growth in Hispanics from Southern California

Early life gut microbiota is associated with rapid infant growth in Hispanics from Southern California

We aimed to determine if the newborn gut microbiota is an underlying determinant of early life growth trajectories. 132 Hispanic infants were recruited at 1-month postpartum. The infant gut microbiome was characterized using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Rapid infant growth was defined as a weight-f...

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Main Authors: Tanya L. Alderete, Roshonda B. Jones, Justin P. Shaffer, Elizabeth A. Holzhausen, William B. Patterson, Elham Kazemian, Lida Chatzi, Rob Knight, Jasmine F. Plows, Paige K. Berger, Michael I. Goran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Gut Microbes
Subjects:
infant growth
gut microbiota
hispanics
obesity
growth trajectories
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1961203

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1961203

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