Short-amplicon 16S rRNA gene sequencing is currently the method of choice for studies
investigating microbiomes. However, comparative studies on differences in procedures are …

Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children under the age of five.
One of the major factors contributing to the high risk of diseases and deaths in premature …

Diet-microbe interactions play an important role in modulating the early-life microbiota, with
Bifidobacterium strains and species dominating the gut of breast-fed infants. Here, we …

The early-life period is one of microbiome establishment and immune maturation. Early-life
exposures are increasingly being recognised to play an important role in IBD risk. The …

Supplementation with members of the early-life microbiota as" probiotics" is increasingly
used in attempts to beneficially manipulate the preterm infant gut microbiota. We performed …

The MinION sequencing platform offers near real-time analysis of DNA sequence; this
makes the tool attractive for deployment in fieldwork or clinical settings. We used the MinION …

Background and Aims: Few studies consider the joint effect of multiple factors related to
birth, delivery mode, intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis and the onset of labour, on the …

Purpose Western diet, rich in carbohydrates and fat, is said to be a major factor underlying
metabolic syndrome. Interventions with prebiotics, the key modulators of the gut microbiota …

Evidence supports associations between human gut microbiome variation and multiple
health outcomes and diseases. Despite compelling results from in vivo and in vitro models …

Breast milk acts as an intermediary for the transfer of functionally important commensal
bacteria from mother to infant, especially for Bifidobacterium that can colonize the infant gut …