Early Gut Fungal and Bacterial Microbiota and Childhood Growth

• Main Authors: Kasper Schei (Author), Melanie Rae Simpson (Author), Ekaterina Avershina (Author), Knut Rudi (Author), Torbjørn Øien (Author), Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson (Author), David Underhill (Author), Saideh Salamati (Author), Rønnaug Astri Ødegård (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Childhood growth is a sensitive marker of health. Animal studies show increased height and weight velocity in the presence of fungal as well as antibiotic supplement in feed. Human studies on early gut microbiota and anthropometrics have mainly focused on bacteria only and overweight,...