Delivery Mode and the Transition of Pioneering Gut-Microbiota Structure, Composition and Predicted Metabolic Function
Cesarean (C-section) delivery, recently shown to cause excess weight gain in mice, perturbs human neonatal gut microbiota development due to the lack of natural mother-to-newborn transfer of microbes. Neonates excrete first the in-utero intestinal content (referred to as meconium) hours after birth,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-12-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/12/364 |