| The individual-specific and diverse nature of the preterm infant microbiota. | |
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PMID: 23303303 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the composition of the evolving microbiota of preterm infants at weeks 2 and 4 of life. SETTINGS: The paediatric intensive care unit of the Cork University Maternity Hospital. METHODS: The microbial diversity of faecal samples from 10 preterm infants was determined using 16S rRNA amplicon pyrosequencing technology. RESULTS: In total, 452 863 sequences were obtained from 20 faecal samples collected from 10 preterm infants, allowing a level of analysis not previously reported. The preterm infant microbiota samples were dominated by Proteobacteria (46%), followed by Firmicutes (45%), while the phyla Actinobacteria (2%) and Bacteroidetes (7%) were detected at much lower levels at week 2 of life. This colonisation pattern was similar at week 4 of life. At the family level, Enterobacteriaceae were detected at 50% and 58% at weeks 2 and 4, respectively. The preterm infants were characterised by a lack of detectable Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus genera commonly associated with the infant gut. In addition to the dominance of the Proteobacteria, a high level of interindividual variation was observed, indeed the relative proportions of different phyla, families and genera in different infants ranged from <1% to >90%. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that in addition to an uncharacteristic microbiota relative to that reported for healthy term infants, there was a large interindividual variation in the faecal microbiota diversity of preterm infants suggesting that the preterm microbiota is individual-specific and does not display a uniformity among infants. |
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Eoin Barrett; Colm Kerr; Kiera Murphy; Orla O'Sullivan; C Anthony Ryan; Eugene M Dempsey; Brendan P Murphy; Paul W O'Toole; Paul D Cotter; Gerald F Fitzgerald; R Paul Ross; Catherine Stanton |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-8 |
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Title: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Volume: - ISSN: 1468-2052 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9501297 Medline TA: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1Food Biosciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, , Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. |
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