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The Impact of Probiotic Supplementation on the Development of the Infant Gut Microbiota: An Exploratory Follow-Up of a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Niall Coates, Daniel A John, Sue Jordan, Melanie Storey, Catherine A Thornton, Iveta Garaiova, Duolao Wang, Stephen J Allen, Daryn R Michael, Susan F Plummer and 1 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Niall CoatesResearch & Development, Cultech Ltd., Port Talbot SA12 7BZ, UK.ORCID 0009-0001-3287-2095
Daniel A JohnResearch & Development, Cultech Ltd., Port Talbot SA12 7BZ, UK.
Sue JordanFaculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5691-2987
Melanie StoreyFaculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Catherine A ThorntonFaculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Iveta GaraiovaResearch & Development, Cultech Ltd., Port Talbot SA12 7BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8830-1101
Duolao WangLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2788-2464
Stephen J AllenLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6675-249X
Daryn R MichaelResearch & Development, Cultech Ltd., Port Talbot SA12 7BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8546-1153
Susan F PlummerResearch & Development, Cultech Ltd., Port Talbot SA12 7BZ, UK.
Paul D FaceyBiomedical Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3229-0255

Funding

Cultech Ltd N/AEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Accelerate Programme (Project code: PR-0228)Knowledge Exploitation Fund Collaborative Industrial Research (Project No. HE09 COL 1002)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early-life establishment of the gut microbiota plays a role in lifelong health, with disruptions linked to heightened risks of metabolic and immune disorders. Probiotic supplementation may be used to modulate the infant gut microbiome to promote favourable development. Here, we evaluate how Lab4B probiotic supplementation shapes the development of the infant gut microbiome over the first 6 months. Faecal samples collected from infants enrolled in PROBAT (ISRCTN26287422), a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, were analysed using culture-dependent and -independent (16S rDNA and metagenomic shotgun sequencing) techniques to examine the composition, diversity, and metabolic capabilities of the microbiome, as well as the abundance of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Probiotic supplementation encouraged the development of a microbiome with a distinct composition characterised by elevated abundances of

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atopyDNA sequencinginfant gut microbiota developmentmulti-strain probiotic

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PMID40431157
PMCPMC12114409

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