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Staphylococcus epidermidis: a differential trait of the fecal microbiota of breast-fed infants.
BMC microbiology - 10 Sept 2008
Jiménez Esther, Delgado Susana, Maldonado Antonio, Arroyo Rebeca, Albújar Mar, García Natalia, Jariod Manel, Fernández Leonides, Gómez Adolfo, Rodríguez Juan M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast milk is an important source of staphylococci and other bacterial groups to the infant gut. The objective of this work was to analyse the bacterial diversity in feces of breast-fed infants and to compare it with that of formula-fed ones. A total of 23 women and their respective infants (16 breast-fed and 7 formula-fed) participated in the study. The 16 women and their infants provided a sample...
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