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Fucosylated oligosaccharides in mother’s milk alleviate the effects of caesarean birth on infant gut microbiota
7 Sept 2018
Abstract excerpt
One of the most abundant components in human milk is formed by oligosaccharides, which are poorly digested by the infant. The oligosaccharide composition of breast milk varies between mothers, and is dependent on maternal secretor (FUT2) genotype. Secretor mothers produce milk containing α1-2 fucosylated human milk oligosaccharides, which are absent in the milk of non-secretor mothers. Several strains of bacteria...
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