The link between the gut microbiome and health has recently garnered considerable interest
in its employment for medicinal purposes. Since the early microbiota exhibits more flexibility …

Breast milk is the perfect nutrition for infants, a result of millions of years of evolution. In
addition to providing a source of nutrition, breast milk contains a diverse array of microbiota …

Previous studies on the differences in gut microbiota between exclusively breastfed (EBF)
and non-EBF infants have provided highly variable results. Here we perform a meta-analysis …

Early life, including the establishment of the intestinal microbiome, represents a critical
window of growth and development. Postnatal factors affecting the microbiome, including …

Breastfeeding is associated with considerable health benefits for infants. Aside from
essential nutrients, immune cells and bioactive components, breast milk also contains a …

Background and aims Prenatal and early life bacterial colonisation is thought to play a major
role in shaping the immune system. Furthermore, accumulating evidence links early life …

Stunting affects one-in-five children globally and is associated with greater infectious
morbidity, mortality and neurodevelopmental deficits. Recent evidence suggests that the …

Microbiota from various maternal sites, including the gut, vagina and breast milk, are known
to influence colonization in infants. However, emerging evidence suggests that these sites …

The recent development of cost‐effective high‐throughput DNA sequencing technologies
has tremendously increased microbiome research. However, it has been well documented …

Background: Human milk contains many bioactive components that are typically studied in
isolation, including bacteria. We performed an integrated analysis of human milk …