Stunting is associated with persistent and transferable alterations in the gut microbiome

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As robust animal models to study the pathophysiology of stunting are absent, we have comparatively characterized the gut microbiota of malnourished/stunted vs. clinically healthy/normal Kenyan toddlers (12-24 months old) and established a gnotobiotic (Gn) pig fecal transplant model to gain understanding of microbial community structure associated with stunting. As expected, the bacterial composition between the...

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