Oral lactoferrin administration does not impact the diversity or composition of the infant gut microbiota in a Peruvian cohort

ABSTRACT Lactoferrin is a protein from breast milk involved in early-life microbiome assembly. It is believed to promote the growth of lactic acid-producing bacteria and inhibit pathogens by limiting iron availability and enabling an acidic environment in the gut. Previous reports suggest that oral...

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Main Authors: Luis González, Jose Luis Paredes Sosa, Susan Mosquito, Yesenia Filio, Pedro E. Romero, Theresa J. Ochoa, Pablo Tsukayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00096-23