Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of neonatal intestinal microbiota in relation to the development of asthma

Abstract

Fecal colonisation at age 3 weeks with either a Bacteroides fragilis subgroup or a Clostridium coccoides subcluster XIVa species is an early indicator of possible asthma later in life. These findings need to be confirmed in a new longitudinal follow-up study.