Comparative study on the microbiota of colostrum and nipple skin from lactating mothers separated from their newborn at birth in China

Increasing studies have found breast milk (BM) contains its own microbiota. However, the route through which microbes enter the BM is still unclear. In order to verify the entero-mammary pathway of BM, we designed a rigorous study that prevented oral bacteria from contaminating the breast and nipple...

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Main Authors: Yanli Du, Qing Qiu, Jing Cheng, Zhili Huang, Ruixia Xie, Lu Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Zongli Han, Gang Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.932495/full