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Gut dysbiosis following C-section instigates higher colonisation of toxigenic Clostridium perfringens in infants
15 May 2017
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Herein we investigated the intestinal carriage of α-toxigenic and enterotoxigenicClostridium perfringensduring infancy, focusing on its association with other gut microbes and mode of delivery and feeding. Faecal samples from 89 healthy term infants were collected at age 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 3 years.C. perfringenswas quantified by qPCR; other gut bacteria were quantified by...
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