Intrauterine Growth Restriction Not Only Modifies the Cecocolonic Microbiota in Neonatal Rats But Also Affects Its Activity in Young Adult Rats

Abstract

We showed that IUGR induced, per se, some neonatal and long-lasting alterations of the intestinal microbiota. The physiological consequences of these changes and their relation to the predisposing effect of IUGR to gut pathologies must now be explored.