Impact of delivery mode on the colostrum microbiota composition

Abstract Background Breast milk is a rich nutrient with a temporally dynamic nature. In particular, numerous alterations in the nutritional, immunological and microbiological content occur during the transition from colostrum to mature milk. The objective of our study was to evaluate the potential i...

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Main Authors: Marco Toscano, Roberta De Grandi, Diego Giampietro Peroni, Enzo Grossi, Valentina Facchin, Pasquale Comberiati, Lorenzo Drago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-1109-0