Can nutritional modulation of maternal intestinal microbiota influence the development of the infant gastrointestinal tract?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1921-1928

  Thum, Caroline ^a,b   Cookson, Adrian L ^a,b   Otter, Don E ^a   McNabb, W C ^a,b   Hodgkinson, Alison J ^c   Dyer, Jolon ^b,d   Roy, Nicole C ^a,b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREAST MILK; FECES; FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREBIOTICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROBIOTICS; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84869121833     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.166231     Document Type: Article

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