Maternal carriage of Prevotella during pregnancy associates with protection against food allergy in the offspring

In mice, the maternal microbiome influences fetal immune development and postnatal allergic outcomes. Westernized populations have high rates of allergic disease and low rates of gastrointestinal carriage of Prevotella, a commensal bacterial genus that produces short chain fatty acids and endotoxins...

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Main Authors: Vuillermin, PJ, O'Hely, M, Collier, F, Allen, KJ, Tang, MLK, Harrison, LC, Carlin, JB, Saffery, R, Ranganathan, S, Sly, PD, Gray, L, Molloy, J, Pezic, A, Conlon, M, Topping, D, Nelson, K, Mackay, CR, Macia, L, Koplin, J, Dawson, SL, Moreno-Betancur, M, Ponsonby, A-L, J. Craig Venter Institute, BIS Investigator Group
Other Authors: Dwyer, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020