The role of early life nutrition in the establishment of gastrointestinal microbial composition and function

Gut Microbes

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 143-171

  Davis, Erin C ^a   Wang, Mei ^a   Donovan, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

human milk; infant formula; microbiota; oligosaccharides; probiotic

Indexed keywords

OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DYSBIOSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; WEANING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 85017281936     PISSN: 19490976     EISSN: 19490984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2016.1278104     Document Type: Review

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