The human milk microbiome changes over lactation and is shaped by maternal weight and mode of delivery

A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

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Life Sciences, Microbiology, Physiology +14

The Ribosomal Database Project: improved alignments and new tools for rRNA analysis

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Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Microbiology +15

Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns

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Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +16

UniFrac – An online tool for comparing microbial community diversity in a phylogenetic context

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Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Microbiology +14

Early differences in fecal microbiota composition in children may predict overweight

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Life Sciences, Child Health, Pediatrics +14