Intestinal Colonization With Bifidobacterium longum Subspecies Is Associated With Length at Birth, Exclusive Breastfeeding, and Decreased Risk of Enteric Virus Infections, but Not With Histo-Blood Group Antigens, Oral Vaccine Response or Later Growth in Three Birth Cohorts

• Main Authors: Josh M. Colston (Author), Mami Taniuchi (Author), Tahmina Ahmed (Author), Tania Ferdousi (Author), Furqan Kabir (Author), Estomih Mduma (Author), Rosemary Nshama (Author), Najeeha Talat Iqbal (Author), Rashidul Haque (Author), Tahmeed Ahmed (Author), Zulfiqar Ali Bhutta (Author), Margaret N. Kosek (Author), James A. Platts-Mills (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bifidobacterium longum subspecies detected in infant stool have been associated with numerous subsequent health outcomes and are potential early markers of deviation from healthy developmental trajectories. This analysis derived indicators of carriage and early colonization with B. infantis and B. l...