Longitudinal 16S rRNA gut microbiota data of infant triplets show partial susceptibility to host genetics
Ondina Fonseca de Jesus Palmeira, Larissa R. B. Matos, Michel Satya Naslavsky, Heloisa Maria Siqueira Bueno, Júlia Maria Pavan Soler, João Carlos Setúbal, Mayana Zatz
Abstract
are particularly susceptible to host genetics. We conclude that infant gut microbiota development is influenced by host genetics, but this effect is subtle and may affect only certain bacterial taxa during a limited time period early in life.
Topics & Concepts
Host (biology)BiologyGeneticsGut floraRibosomal RNAEvolutionary biologyGeneImmunologyGut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchPediatric health and respiratory diseases