ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2018
Bifidobacteria and the infant gut: an example of co-evolution and natural selection.
Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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99 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.
- Genetic strategies for sex-biased persistence of gut microbes across human life.Nature communications · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring species-level infant gut bacterial biodiversity by meta-analysis and formulation of an optimized cultivation medium.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2022Pooled it
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- Stool microbiome, pH and short/branched chain fatty acids in infants receiving extensively hydrolyzed formula, amino acid formula, or human milk through two months of age.BMC microbiology · 2020Trial
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- [A machine learning model based on initial gut microbiome data for predicting changes of Bifidobacterium after prebiotics consumption].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2018Trial
- Bifidobacteria: biogeography, host adaptation and ecological functions.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
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- Traditional Fermented Dairy Products as Reservoirs of Bifidobacterium With Probiotic Potential: From Microbial Diversity to Functional Characterization.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Shaping the Anti-Infective Status in Infancy.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota and metabolomic changes across preterm stages: potential associations with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- The gut microbiome in early life predicts malaria susceptibility.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Genome-guided prebiotic fermentation generates anti-virulence metabolites againstFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Assembly of the infant gut microbiome and resistome are linked to bacterial strains in mother's milk.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Fishing out AIEC with FimH capturing microgels for inflammatory bowel disease treatment.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Bifidobacteria in antibiotic-associated dysbiosis: restoring balance in the gut microbiome.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota influencesNew microbes and new infections · 2025Article
- Understanding the interaction between melatonin and bifidobacteria.Microbiome research reports · 2025Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Throughout the human life, the gut microbiota interacts with us in a number of different ways, thereby influencing our health status. The acquisition of such an interactive gut microbiota commences at birth. Medical and environmental factors including diet, antibiotic exposure and mode of delivery are major factors that shape the composition of the microbial communities in the infant gut. Among the most abundant members of the infant microbiota are species belonging to the Bifidobacterium genus, which are believed to confer beneficial effects upon their host. Bifidobacteria may be acquired directly from the mother by vertical transmission and their persistence in the infant gut is associated with their saccharolytic activity toward glycans that are abundant in the infant gut. Here, we discuss the establishment of the infant gut microbiota and the contribution of bifidobacteria to this early life microbial consortium.
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