The prenatal gut microbiome: are we colonized with bacteria in utero?

RW Walker, JC Clemente, I Peter, RJF Loos - Pediatric obesity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The colonization of the gut with microbes in early life is critical to the develo** newborn
immune system, metabolic function and potentially future health. Maternal microbes are …

Microbiome effects on immunity, health and disease in the lung

SD Shukla, KF Budden, R Neal… - Clinical & translational …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic respiratory diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF), are among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity …

Association between breast milk bacterial communities and establishment and development of the infant gut microbiome

PS Pannaraj, F Li, C Cerini, JM Bender, S Yang… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Establishment of the infant microbiome has lifelong implications on health and
immunity. Gut microbiota of breastfed compared with nonbreastfed individuals differ during …

[HTML][HTML] Skin microbiome before development of atopic dermatitis: early colonization with commensal staphylococci at 2 months is associated with a lower risk of …

EA Kennedy, J Connolly, JOB Hourihane… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Disease flares of established atopic dermatitis (AD) are generally associated
with a low-diversity skin microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus dominance. The temporal …

Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants

K Korpela, A Salonen, O Vepsäläinen, M Suomalainen… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Infants born by caesarean section or receiving antibiotics are at increased risk
of develo** metabolic, inflammatory and immunological diseases, potentially due to …

Maternal diet during pregnancy is related with the infant stool microbiome in a delivery mode-dependent manner

SN Lundgren, JC Madan, JA Emond, HG Morrison… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background The gut microbiome has an important role in infant health and immune
development and may be affected by early-life exposures. Maternal diet may influence the …