학술논문
The gut microbiome and early-life growth in a population with high prevalence of stunting
Document Type
article
Author
Ruairi C. Robertson; Thaddeus J. Edens; Lynnea Carr; Kuda Mutasa; Ethan K. Gough; Ceri Evans; Hyun Min Geum; Iman Baharmand; Sandeep K. Gill; Robert Ntozini; Laura E. Smith; Bernard Chasekwa; Florence D. Majo; Naume V. Tavengwa; Batsirai Mutasa; Freddy Francis; Joice Tome; Rebecca J. Stoltzfus; Jean H. Humphrey; Andrew J. Prendergast; Amee R. Manges
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Here, using metagenomics, the authors show that the gut microbiome of rural Zimbabwean infants undergoes programmed maturation that is unresponsive to sanitation and nutrition interventions but is strongly associated with maternal HIV infection and can moderately predict linear growth.