The human gut microbiome matures towards the adult composition during the first years of
life and is implicated in early immune development. Here, we investigate the effects of …

Colonization of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of human infants with a suitable microbial
community is essential for numerous aspects of health, but the progression of events by …

Background The gut microbiota evolves from birth and is in early life influenced by events
such as birth mode, type of infant feeding, and maternal and infant antibiotics use. However …

We lack a deep understanding of genetic and metabolic attributes specializing in microbial
consortia for initial and subsequent waves of colonization of our body habitats. Here we …

The gut is inhabited by a densely populated ecosystem, the gut microbiota, that is
established at birth. However, the succession by which different bacteria are incorporated …

The intestinal microbiome is a critical determinant of human health. Alterations in its
composition have been correlated with chronic disorders, such as obesity and inflammatory …

Background The succession of the gut microbiota during the first few years plays a vital role
in human development. We elucidate the characteristics and alternations of the infant gut …

Despite the importance, the diversity of the human infant gut microbiota still remains poorly
characterized at the regional scale. Here, we investigated the faecal microbiota diversity in a …

Although compositional variation in the gut microbiome during human development has
been extensively investigated, strain-resolved dynamic changes remain to be fully …

Gut microbiota are shaped by a combination of ecological and evolutionary forces. While the
ecological dynamics have been extensively studied, much less is known about how species …