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Multilocus sequence typing of bifidobacterial strains from infant's faeces and human milk: are bifidobacteria being sustainably shared during breastfeeding?
Beneficial microbes - 1 Jan 2015
Makino H, Martin R, Ishikawa E, Gawad A, Kubota H, Sakai T, Oishi K, Tanaka R, Ben-Amor K, Knol J, Kushiro A
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Bifidobacteria are considered to be one of the most important beneficial intestinal bacteria for infants, contributing to the priming of the mucosal immune system. These microbes can also be detected in mother's milk, suggesting a potential role of human milk in the colonisation of infant's gut. However, little is known about the timing of bacteria appearance in human milk, and whether human milk is the first...
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