The meconium microbiota shares more features with the amniotic fluid microbiota than the maternal fecal and vaginal microbiota
Qiuwen He, Lai‐Yu Kwok, Xiaoxia Xi, Zhi Zhong, Teng Ma, Haiyan Xu, Haixia Meng, Fangqing Zhao, Heping Zhang
Abstract
in the maternal saliva microbiota). Moreover, specific operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified in all sample types. Dyad analysis revealed common OTUs between the meconium microbiota and microbiota of multiple maternal samples. The meconium microbiota shared more features with the amniotic fluid microbiota than the maternal fecal and vaginal microbiota. Our results strongly suggested that the meconium microbiota was seeded from multiple maternal body sites, and the amniotic fluid microbiota contributed most to the seeding of the meconium microbiota among the investigated maternal body sites.
Topics & Concepts
MeconiumBiologyAmniotic fluidMicrobiomeGut floraLactobacillusMicrobiologyBacteroidesPrevotellaDysbiosisImmunologyPregnancyBacteriaGeneticsFetusGut microbiota and healthReproductive tract infections researchUrinary Tract Infections Management