Successional Stages in Infant Gut Microbiota Maturation

• Published in: mBio Vol. 12; no. 6; p. e0185721
• Main Authors: Beller, Leen, Deboutte, Ward, Falony, Gwen, Vieira-Silva, Sara, Tito, Raul Yhossef, Valles-Colomer, Mireia, Rymenans, Leen, Jansen, Daan, Van Espen, Lore, Papadaki, Maria Ioanna, Shi, Chenyan, Yinda, Claude Kwe, Zeller, Mark, Faust, Karoline, Van Ranst, Marc, Raes, Jeroen, Matthijnssens, Jelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 21.12.2021
• Subjects: Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteriology; Cohort Studies; enterotypes; Feces - microbiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn - growth & development; Male; microbiota; primary succession; Research Article; microbiota; infant; primary succession; enterotypes

After birth, microbial colonization of the infant intestinal tract is important for health later in life. However, this initial process is highly dynamic and influenced by many factors. Disturbances in the primary colonization of the infant gut can result in lifelong consequences and have been assoc...