Mammalian milk microbiomes: sources of diversity, potential functions, and future research directions
Milk is an ancient, fundamental mammalian adaptation that provides nutrition and biochemical communication to offspring. Microbiomes have been detected in milk of all species studied to date. In this review, we discuss: (a) routes by which microbes may enter milk; (b) evidence for proposed milk micr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Bioscientifica
2024-04-01
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Series: | Reproduction and Fertility |
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Online Access: | https://raf.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/raf/5/2/RAF-23-0056.xml |