[HTML][HTML] The human milk microbiome changes over lactation and is shaped by maternal weight and mode of delivery

R Cabrera-Rubio, MC Collado, K Laitinen… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: Breast milk is recognized as the most important postpartum element in
metabolic and immunologic programming of health of neonates. The factors influencing the
milk microbiome and the potential impact of microbes on infant health have not yet been
uncovered. Objective: Our objective was to identify pre-and postnatal factors that can
potentially influence the bacterial communities inhabiting human milk. Design: We
characterized the milk microbial community at 3 different time points by pyrosequencing and …