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Factors Affecting Infant Microbiome Development

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Bäckhed et al. assessed the gut microbiomes of 98 Swedish mothers and their infants during the first year of life. Cessation of breast-feeding was identified as a major factor in determining gut microbiota maturation, with distinct shifts in signature species being hallmarks of its functional maturation.

From: The infant gut microbiome: New studies on its origins and how it's knocked out of balance.

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Bäckhed et al./<em>Cell Host & Microbe</em> 2015

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