Infant early gut colonization by Lachnospiraceae: high frequency of Ruminococcus gnavus

• Main Authors: Valeria eSagheddu (Author), Vania ePatrone (Author), Francesco eMiragoli (Author), Edoardo ePuglisi (Author), Lorenzo eMorelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lachnospiraceae is a bacterial family usually isolated from human and mammalian intestinal microbiota. However, its presence and role in the infant microbiota is not fully elucidated. This may due to the strictly anaerobic behavior of its members that hampers the possibility of culture-dependent enu...