Factors influencing the establishment of the intestinal microbiota in infancy.

@article{Adlerberth2008FactorsIT,
  title={Factors influencing the establishment of the intestinal microbiota in infancy.},
  author={Ingegerd Adlerberth},
  journal={Nestle Nutrition workshop series. Paediatric programme},
  year={2008},
  volume={62},
  pages={
          13-29; discussion 29-33
        }
}
  • I. Adlerberth
  • Published 2008
  • Biology
  • Nestle Nutrition workshop series. Paediatric programme
The establishment of the intestinal microbiota commences at birth and new bacteria establish in succession during the first years of life until an adult-type highly complex microbiota has been achieved. The first bacteria to establish in the neonatal gut are usually aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria, like enterobacteria, enterococci and staphylococci. During their growth they consume oxygen and change the intestinal milieu making it suitable for the proliferation of anaerobic bacteria… 
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