Microbiome: Getting organized early in life

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 135 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.10 Author: Andrea Du Toit In adults, distinct microbial communities inhabit different body sites and exert site-specific metabolic functions. However, when and how microbial community structure and function are established in early life have remained elusive. Chu et al. carried out a large population-based cohort study of maternal–infant pairs

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Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - February 12, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andrea Du Toit Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research

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