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Association Between Breast Milk Bacterial Communities and Establishment and Development of the Infant Gut Microbiome

Association Between Breast Milk Bacterial Communities and Establishment and Development of the... Key PointsQuestionDo maternal breast milk and areolar skin bacterial communities transfer to the infant gut? FindingsIn this 12-month longitudinal study of 107 healthy mother-infant pairs, breastfed infants received 27.7% of their gut bacteria from breast milk and 10.4% from areolar skin during the first month of life. Bacterial diversity and composition changes were associated with the proportion of daily breast milk intake in a dose-dependent manner even after introduction of solid foods. MeaningMicrobes in mother’s breast milk seed the infant gut, including those associated with beneficial effects, underscoring the importance of breastfeeding in maturation of the infant gut microbiome. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0378
pmid
28492938
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Abstract

Key PointsQuestionDo maternal breast milk and areolar skin bacterial communities transfer to the infant gut? FindingsIn this 12-month longitudinal study of 107 healthy mother-infant pairs, breastfed infants received 27.7% of their gut bacteria from breast milk and 10.4% from areolar skin during the first month of life. Bacterial diversity and composition changes were associated with the proportion of daily breast milk intake in a dose-dependent manner even after introduction of solid foods. MeaningMicrobes in mother’s breast milk seed the infant gut, including those associated with beneficial effects, underscoring the importance of breastfeeding in maturation of the infant gut microbiome.

Journal

JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 8, 2017

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