The Composition of the Microbiota in the Full-Term Fetal Gut and Amniotic Fluid: A Bovine Cesarean Section Study

The Composition of the Microbiota in the Full-Term Fetal Gut and Amniotic Fluid: A Bovine Cesarean Section Study

The development of a healthy intestinal immune system requires early microbial exposure. However, it remains unclear whether microbial exposure already begins at the prenatal stage. Analysis of such low microbial biomass environments are challenging due to contamination issues. The aims of the curre...

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Main Authors: Aleksi Husso, Leen Lietaer, Tiina Pessa-Morikawa, Thomas Grönthal, Jan Govaere, Ann Van Soom, Antti Iivanainen, Geert Opsomer, Mikael Niku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bovine
gut
amniotic fluid
meconium
fetal
cesarean section
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.626421/full

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