The Metagenomic and Metabolomic Profile of the Infantile Gut: Can They Be "Predicted" by the Feed Type?

Eftychia Ioanna DimitrakopoulouAbraham PouliakisVasiliki FalainaTheodoros XanthosPanagiotis ZoumpoulakisThalia TsiakaRozeta Sokou Zoi IliodromitiTheodora BoutsikouNicoletta Iacovidou

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Overall, there is evidence to support that feed type modulates the infants' microbiome constitution. The impact of feeding on term and preterm microbiota could have potential benefits on intestinal functionality, immune system, and metabolism, and probably pursuing the host for life.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
low birth weight
antibiotic resistance genes
climate change
wastewater treatment