Probiotics in human milk and probiotic supplementation in infant nutrition: A workshop report

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1119-1128

  Bergmann, Henrike ^a   Rodríguez, Juan Miguel ^b   Salminen, Seppo ^c   Szajewska, Hania ^d  

^a Freelance Scientific Writer   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergies; Colic; Enteromammary pathway; Human milk microbiota; Obesity; Prevention of infections; Probiotic supplementation

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BREAST DUCT; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FLORA; MASTITIS; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; PROPHYLAXIS; WORKSHOP; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTESTINE; MAMMARY GLAND; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MASTITIS; MICROBIOTA; MILK, HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84921765865     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514001949     Document Type: Article

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