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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07631-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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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.