A number of bacterial species are found in high abundance in the faeces of healthy breast-
fed infants, an occurrence that is understood to be, at least in part, due to the ability of these …

Bifidobacteria are among the predominant microorganisms during infancy, being a dominant
microbial group in the healthy breastfed infant and playing a crucial role in newborns and …

Disrupted development of the gut microbiota is a contributing cause of childhood
malnutrition. Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is a prominent early colonizer of …

Background Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) is a commensal bacterium
that colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of breast-fed infants. B. infantis can efficiently utilize …

Over half of all children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have gastrointestinal (GI) co-
morbidities including chronic constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome. The …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disorder characterized by
intestinal inflammation and necrosis. 1 This disease is one of the most common …

Oligosaccharides are abundant in human milk. Production of these highly diverse structures
requires significant energy expenditure by the mother and yet these human milk …

Since originally isolated in 1899, the genus Bifidobacterium has been demonstrated to
predominate in the gut microbiota of breastfed infants and to benefit the host by accelerating …

Human breast milk is well known as the ideal source of nutrition during early life, ensuring
optimal growth during infancy and early childhood. Breast milk is also the source of many …

Immune system maturation begins early in life, but few studies have examined how early-life
gut microbiota colonization educates the neonatal immune system. Bifidobacteria …