Prenatal and Peripartum Exposure to Antibiotics and Cesarean Section Delivery Are Associated with Differences in Diversity and Composition of the Infant Meconium Microbiome

The meconium microbiome may provide insight into intrauterine and peripartum exposures and the very earliest intestinal pioneering microbes. Prenatal antibiotics have been associated with later obesity in children, which is thought to be driven by microbiome dependent mechanisms. However, there is l...

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Main Authors: Wendy S.W. Wong, Priya Sabu, Varsha Deopujari, Shira Levy, Ankit A. Shah, Nicole Clemency, Marina Provenzano, Reem Saadoon, Akhil Munagala, Robin Baker, Rajiv Baveja, Noel T. Mueller, Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Kathi Huddleston, John E. Niederhuber, Suchitra K. Hourigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/2/179