We are what we eat: How the diet of infants affects their gut microbiome

Genome Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Pop, Mihai ^a  

^a University of Maryland ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Gut microbiome; Host microbiome interactions; Infant development

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BREAST FEEDING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FLORA; NOTE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS;

EID: 84859759305     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-4-152     Document Type: Note

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