Nature Communications (Nov 2018)
Birth mode is associated with earliest strain-conferred gut microbiome functions and immunostimulatory potential
- Linda Wampach,
- Anna Heintz-Buschart,
- Joëlle V. Fritz,
- Javier Ramiro-Garcia,
- Janine Habier,
- Malte Herold,
- Shaman Narayanasamy,
- Anne Kaysen,
- Angela H. Hogan,
- Lutz Bindl,
- Jean Bottu,
- Rashi Halder,
- Conny Sjöqvist,
- Patrick May,
- Anders F. Andersson,
- Carine de Beaufort,
- Paul Wilmes
Affiliations
- Linda Wampach
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Anna Heintz-Buschart
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Joëlle V. Fritz
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Javier Ramiro-Garcia
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Janine Habier
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Malte Herold
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Shaman Narayanasamy
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Anne Kaysen
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Angela H. Hogan
- Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg
- Lutz Bindl
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
- Jean Bottu
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
- Rashi Halder
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Conny Sjöqvist
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Division of Gene Technology
- Patrick May
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- Anders F. Andersson
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Science for Life Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Division of Gene Technology
- Carine de Beaufort
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
- Paul Wilmes
- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07631-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 14
Abstract
The effects of caesarean section delivery on mother-to-neonate transmission of microbiota are unclear. Here the authors show that caesarean section delivery can affect the transmission of specific microbial strains and the immunomodulatory potential of the microbiota.