Breast Milk Virome and Bacterial Microbiome Resilience in Kenyan Women Living with HIV

Abstract excerpt

Breastfeeding plays an important role in seeding the infant gut microbiome and mammary health. Although most studies focus on the diverse breast milk bacterial communities, little is known about the viral communities harbored in breast milk. We performed the first breast milk virome study of an HIV population. In this study cohort of Kenyan women living with HIV from the pre-antiretroviral therapy era, we found...

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• Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
• Gut microbiota and health
• Infant Nutrition and Health