Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome of late infancy is associated with enhanced neurodevelopment
Sukhpreet K. Tamana, Hein M. Tun, Theodore Konya, Radha Chari, Catherine J. Field, David S. Guttman, Allan B. Becker, Theo J. Moraes, Stuart E. Turvey, Padmaja Subbarao, Malcolm R. Sears, Jacqueline Pei, James A. Scott, Piush J. Mandhane, Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Abstract
-dominant gut microbiota.This study found strong evidence of positive associations between Bacteroidetes gut microbiota in late infancy and subsequent neurodevelopment, most prominently among males but not females.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyBacteroidetesGut floraBacteroidesPopulationProteobacteriaAutismFirmicutesMicrobiomePhysiologyImmunologyDemographyBioinformaticsDevelopmental psychologyGeneticsPsychologySociologyBacteria16S ribosomal RNAGut microbiota and healthClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchInfant Health and Development