A key genetic factor for fucosyllactose utilization affects infant gut microbiota development
The factors shaping the development of infants' gut microbiota are poorly understood. Here, the authors show that alterations in gut microbiota development in infants are associated with the presence of bifidobacteria having a gene for utilisation of human milk oligosaccharides.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Takahiro Matsuki,
Kana Yahagi,
Hiroshi Mori,
Hoshitaka Matsumoto,
Taeko Hara,
Saya Tajima,
Eishin Ogawa,
Hiroko Kodama,
Kazuya Yamamoto,
Takuji Yamada,
Satoshi Matsumoto,
Ken Kurokawa |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11939
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