Yakult Europe: Bifidobacteria from the intestinal tract of mothers are passed on the newborn

Among infants born vaginally, several Bifidobacterium strains transmit from the mother and colonize the infant’s intestine shortly after birth. The mother’s intestine is an important source for the vaginal delivered infant’s intestinal microbiota.

Hiroshi MAKINO et al., PLOS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078331

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