Delivery Mode and the Transition of Pioneering Gut-Microbiota Structure, Composition and Predicted Metabolic Function

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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Main Authors: Noel T. Mueller, Hakdong Shin, Aline Pizoni, Isabel C. Werlang, Ursula Matte, Marcelo Z. Goldani, Helena A. S. Goldani, Maria G. Dominguez-Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
cesarean section
microbiome
microbiota
microbial community
obesity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/8/12/364

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