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Recent advances of intestinal microbiota transmission from mother to infant

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The intestinal microbiota of infants plays an important role in early life and affects health throughout lifespan. The mother is closely associated with the infant microbiota, by helping to establish it through her own gut microbiota, intrauterine and birth canal environments, and feeding. In this study, the characteristics, influencing factors, and effects of pregnant women on offspring, the establishment and development of intestinal microbiota in infants, and the significance of mother-to-infant transmission were reviewed, to provide new research impetus on the establishment of intestinal microbiota in infants.

Source: Journal of Functional Foods

DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104719

Authors: Lan Yang, Hafiz Arbab Sakandar, Zhihong Sun, Heping Zhang

Institutions: Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Language: English

Topic: Gut microbiota and health

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,900