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Formula diet driven microbiota shifts tryptophan metabolism from serotonin to tryptamine in neonatal porcine colon.
Microbiome - 14 Jul 2017
Saraf Manish Kumar, Piccolo Brian D, Bowlin Anne K, Mercer Kelly E, LeRoith Tanya, Chintapalli Sree V, Shankar Kartik, Badger Thomas M, Yeruva Laxmi
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BACKGROUND: The gut microbiota of breast-fed and formula-fed infants differ significantly, as do the risks for allergies, gut dysfunction, and upper respiratory tract infections. The connections between breast milk, various formulas, and the profiles of gut bacteria to these childhood illnesses, as well as the mechanisms underlying the effects, are not well understood. METHODS: We investigated distal colon...
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