The host-microbiome supraorganism appears to have coevolved and the unperturbed
microbial component of the dyad renders host health sustainable. This coevolution has likely …

The human gut microbiota is engaged in multiple interactions affecting host health during
the host's entire life span. Microbes colonize the neonatal gut immediately following birth …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most important solid component in
human milk and act in tandem with other bioactive components. Individual HMO levels and …

Immune-microbe interactions early in life influence the risk of allergies, asthma, and other
inflammatory diseases. Breastfeeding guides healthier immune-microbe relationships by …

The perinatal period represents a critical window for cognitive and immune system
development, promoted by maternal and infant gut microbiomes and their metabolites. Here …

The assembly of microbial communities within the gastrointestinal tract during early life plays
a critical role in immune, endocrine, metabolic, and other host developmental pathways …

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 …

Animals assemble and maintain a diverse but host-specific gut microbial community. In
addition to characteristic microbial compositions along the longitudinal axis of the intestines …

The use of relative abundance data from next generation sequencing (NGS) can lead to
misinterpretations of microbial community structures, as the increase of one taxon leads to …

Objectives: This paper reviews the published evidence on early-life intestinal microbiota
development, as well as the different factors influencing its development before, at, and after …