Prenatal and early postnatal life represent key periods of immune system development. In
addition to genetics and host biology, environment has a large and irreversible role in the …

Over the past decade, the gut microbiota has emerged as a key component in regulating
brain processes and behavior. Diet is one of the major factors involved in shaping the gut …

The link between the gut microbiome and health has recently garnered considerable interest
in its employment for medicinal purposes. Since the early microbiota exhibits more flexibility …

Cells encode information in the sequence of biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, proteins,
and glycans. Although glycans are essential to all living organisms, surprisingly little is …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are complex sugars which are found in breast milk at
significant concentrations and with unique structural diversity. These sugars are the fourth …

The microbiome is represented by microorganisms which live in a symbiotic way with the
mammalian. Microorganisms have the ability to influence different physiological aspects …

Objective Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease primarily
affecting preterm infants. The underlying mechanisms are poorly understood: mother's own …

Gut microbiota bacterial depletions and altered metabolic activity at 3 months are implicated
in childhood atopy and asthma. We hypothesized that compositionally distinct human …

The infant gut microbiota has a high abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
compared to adults, even in the absence of antibiotic exposure. Here we study potential …

Breast milk is the perfect nutrition for infants, a result of millions of years of evolution. In
addition to providing a source of nutrition, breast milk contains a diverse array of microbiota …