Infants exposed in utero to Hurricane Maria have gut microbiomes with reduced diversity and altered metabolic capacity

Infants exposed in utero to Hurricane Maria have gut microbiomes with reduced diversity and altered metabolic capacity

ABSTRACT The gut microbiome is a potentially important mechanism that links prenatal disaster exposures with increased disease risks. However, whether prenatal disaster exposures are associated with alterations in the infant’s gut microbiome remains unknown. We established a birth cohort study named...

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Main Authors: Ai Zhang, David de Ángel Solá, Midnela Acevedo Flores, Lijuan Cao, Leran Wang, Josh G. Kim, Phillip I. Tarr, Barbara B. Warner, Nicolás Rosario Matos, Leyao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
infant gut microbiome
prenatal exposure
extreme weather event
climate change
metagenomic sequencing
asthma
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00134-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00134-23

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