Characterization of the Cultivable Microbiota in Fresh and Stored Mature Human Breast Milk

Besides nutritional components, breast milk contains diverse microbes, which may be involved in colonization of the infant gut. Expressed milk is often stored for few days in the refrigerator. The aim of this study was to determine the abundance, prevalence and diversity of facultative and strict an...

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Main Authors: Clarissa Schwab, Evelyn Voney, Alejandro Ramirez Garcia, Michaela Vischer, Christophe Lacroix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02666/full