Contributions of the maternal oral and gut microbiome to placental microbial colonization in overweight and obese pregnant women.

ABSTRACT: A distinct bacterial signature of the placenta was reported, providing evidence that the fetus does not develop in a sterile environment. The oral microbiome was suggested as a possible source of the bacterial DNA present in the placenta based on similarities to the oral non-pregnant microbiome. Here, the possible origin of the placental microbiome was assessed, examining the gut, oral and placental microbiomes from the same pregnant women. Microbiome profiles from 37 overweight and obese pregnant women were examined by 16SrRNA sequencing. Fecal and oral contributions to the establishment of the placental microbiome were evaluated. Core phylotypes between body sites and metagenome predictive functionality were determined. The placental microbiome showed a higher resemblance and phylogeneti

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Arango LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460277 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature