New Research Frontiers Pertaining to the Infant Gut Microbiota

Overview

Journal Microbiome Res Rep

Date 2023 Dec 4

PMID 38046907

Authors

Marco Ventura

Douwe Van Sinderen

Francesca Turroni

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Abstract

The human gut microbiota is believed to be responsible for multiple health-impacting host effects. The influence of gut microorganisms on the human host begins immediately after birth, having long-lasting health effects, while the gut microbiota itself continues to develop throughout the host's entire life. The purported health-associated effects of the gut microbiota have fueled extensive and ongoing research efforts. Nonetheless, the precise mode of action of functionalities exerted by microbial colonizers of the infant intestine is still largely unknown. The current perspective intends to illustrate major future investigative directions concerning the human gut microbiota with a specific focus on infant-associated gut microbes.

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