Strain-specific impacts of probiotics are a significant driver of gut microbiome development in very preterm infants

Lauren C. Beck, Andrea C. Masi, Greg Young, Tommi Vatanen, Christopher A. Lamb, Rachel Smith, Jonathan Coxhead, Alana Butler, Benjamin J. Marsland, Nicholas D. Embleton, Janet E. Berrington, Christopher J. Stewart*

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    Abstract

    The development of the gut microbiome from birth plays important roles in short- and long-term health, but factors influencing preterm gut microbiome development are poorly understood. In the present study, we use metagenomic sequencing to analyse 1,431 longitudinal stool samples from 123 very preterm infants (
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1525-1535
    Number of pages11
    JournalNature Microbiology
    Volume7
    Issue number10
    Early online date26 Sept 2022
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2022

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