Mothers Secretor Status Affects Development of Childrens Microbiota Composition and Function: A Pilot Study.

BACKGROUND:One mechanism by which early life environment may influence long term health is through modulation of the gut microbiota. It is widely accepted that the optimal source of nutrition in early life is breast milk, with Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) thought to play an important role in n...

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Main Authors: Paula Smith-Brown, Mark Morrison, Lutz Krause, Peter S W Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5028039?pdf=render