Ethnic and diet-related differences in the healthy infant microbiome

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dc.contributor.authorStearns, Jennifer C
dc.contributor.authorZulyniak, Michael A
dc.contributor.authorde Souza, Russell J
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Natalie C
dc.contributor.authorFontes, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorShaikh, Mateen
dc.contributor.authorSears, Malcolm R
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Allan B
dc.contributor.authorMandhane, Piushkumar J
dc.contributor.authorSubbarao, Padmaja
dc.contributor.authorTurvey, Stuart E
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Milan
dc.contributor.authorBeyene, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorSurette, Michael G
dc.contributor.authorAnand, Sonia S
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T14:42:59Z
dc.date.available2017-04-04T14:42:59Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-29
dc.date.updated2017-03-29T16:04:14Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background The infant gut is rapidly colonized by microorganisms soon after birth, and the composition of the microbiota is dynamic in the first year of life. Although a stable microbiome may not be established until 1 to 3 years after birth, the infant gut microbiota appears to be an important predictor of health outcomes in later life. Methods We obtained stool at one year of age from 173 white Caucasian and 182 South Asian infants from two Canadian birth cohorts to gain insight into how maternal and early infancy exposures influence the development of the gut microbiota. We investigated whether the infant gut microbiota differed by ethnicity (referring to groups of people who have certain racial, cultural, religious, or other traits in common) and by breastfeeding status, while accounting for variations in maternal and infant exposures (such as maternal antibiotic use, gestational diabetes, vegetarianism, infant milk diet, time of introduction of solid food, infant birth weight, and weight gain in the first year). Results We demonstrate that ethnicity and infant feeding practices independently influence the infant gut microbiome at 1 year, and that ethnic differences can be mapped to alpha diversity as well as a higher abundance of lactic acid bacteria in South Asians and a higher abundance of genera within the order Clostridiales in white Caucasians. Conclusions The infant gut microbiome is influenced by ethnicity and breastfeeding in the first year of life. Ethnic differences in the gut microbiome may reflect maternal/infant dietary differences and whether these differences are associated with future cardiometabolic outcomes can only be determined after prospective follow-up.
dc.identifier.citationGenome Medicine. 2017 Mar 29;9(1):32
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-017-0421-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32185
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s).
dc.titleEthnic and diet-related differences in the healthy infant microbiome
dc.typeJournal Article
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