Prenatal versus Postnatal Initial Colonization of Healthy Neonates’ Colon Ecosystem by the Enterobacterium Escherichia coli
Mohammad Al-Balawi, Fatthy Mohamed Morsy
Abstract
The results of this study suggest that the initial postnatal colonization of neonates’ colon by beneficial bacteria is a naturally controlled process in which the prenatal colon’s meconium might play a role in protecting against infection of the babies’ gut during delivery.
Topics & Concepts
ColonizationBiologyEscherichia coliMicrobiologyMeconiumBacteriaPregnancyMicrobiomeEnterobacteriaceaeEcosystemImmunologyBacterial geneticsEscherichiaFecesIntestinal bacteriaCommensalismFetusDistal colonInfant Nutrition and HealthEscherichia coli research studiesGut microbiota and health