Influence of Socio-Economic and Psychosocial Profiles on the Human Breast Milk Bacteriome of South African Women.

ABSTRACT: The human breast milk (HBM) bacteriome is an important, continuous source of microbes to the neonate in early life, playing an important role in shaping the infant's intestinal bacteriome. Study of the composition of the HBM bacteriome is an emerging area of research, with little information available, particularly from low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to characterize the diversity of bacterial communities in HBM samples collected between 6-10 weeks postpartum from lactating South African women and to study potential influencing factors of the bacteriome. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing of samples from 554 women, we demonstrated that the HBM bacteriome was largely dominated by the phyla Firmicutes (mean relative abundance: 71.1%) and Actinobacteria (mean relative

SUBMITTER: Ojo-Okunola A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627120 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature