Persistence of Supplemented Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis EVC001 in Breastfed Infants.

ABSTRACT: Attempts to alter intestinal dysbiosis via administration of probiotics have consistently shown that colonization with the administered microbes is transient. This study sought to determine whether provision of an initial course of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) would lead to persistent colonization of the probiotic organism in breastfed infants. Mothers intending to breastfeed were recruited and provided with lactation support. One group of mothers fed B. infantis EVC001 to their infants from day 7 to day 28 of life (n = 34), and the second group did not administer any probiotic (n = 32). Fecal samples were collected during the first 60 postnatal days in both groups. Fecal samples were assessed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, qu

SUBMITTER: Frese SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717325 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature