Whether the human fetus and the prenatal intrauterine environment (amniotic fluid and
placenta) are stably colonized by microbial communities in a healthy pregnancy remains a …

The last decade has witnessed unparalleled advances in our understanding of the
complexity of the oral microbiome and the compositional changes that occur in subgingival …

Pregnancy and infancy are vulnerable times for detrimental environmental exposures.
However, the exposure situation of microplastics (MPs) for mother–infant pairs and the …

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 …

The human intestine contains an intricate ecological community of dwelling bacteria,
referred as gut microbiota (GM), which plays a pivotal role in host homeostasis. Multiple …

After more than a century of active research, the notion that the human fetal environment is
sterile and that the neonate's microbiome is acquired during and after birth was an accepted …

abstract Gut microbial ecology and function are dynamic in infancy, but are stabilized in
childhood. The 'new friends' have a great impact on the development of the digestive tract …

Gut microbiota have important functions in the body, and imbalances in the composition and
diversity of those microbiota can cause several diseases. The host fosters favorable …

Human microbial communities are characterized by their taxonomic, metagenomic and
metabolic diversity, which varies by distinct body sites and influences human physiology …

Recent studies have characterized how host genetics, prenatal environment and delivery
mode can shape the newborn microbiome at birth. Following this, postnatal factors, such as …