Ethnic and diet-related differences in the healthy infant microbiome
Abstract Background The infant gut is rapidly colonized by microorganisms soon after birth, and the composition of the microbiota is dynamic in the first year of life. Although a stable microbiome may not be established until 1 to 3 years after birth, the infant gut microbiota appears to be an impor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-03-01
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Series: | Genome Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-017-0421-5 |