Evolution of gut Bifidobacterium population in healthy Japanese infants over the first three years of life: a quantitative assessment
Evolution of gut Bifidobacterium population in healthy Japanese infants over the first three years of life: a quantitative assessment
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DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-10711-5
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发表时间:
2017-08-30
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4.6
通讯作者:
Yamashiro, Yuichiro
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作者:
Nagpal, Ravinder;Kurakawa, Takashi;Yamashiro, Yuichiro
Bifidobacteria are important members of human gut microbiota; however, quantitative data on their early-life dynamics is limited. Here, using a sensitive reverse transcription-qPCR approach, we demonstrate the carriage of eight signature infant-associated Bifidobacterium species (B. longum, B. breve, B. bifidum, B. catenulatum group, B. infantis, B. adolescentis, B. angulatum and B. dentium) in 76 healthy full-term vaginally-born infants from first day to three years of life. About 21% babies carry bifidobacteria at first day of life (6.2 +/- 1.9 log10 cells/g feces); and this carriage increases to 64% (8.0 +/- 2.2), 79% (8.5 +/- 2.1), 97% (9.3 +/- 1.8), 99% (9.6 +/- 1.6), and 100% (9.7 +/- 0.9) at age 7 days, 1, 3 and 6 months, and 3 years, respectively. B. longum, B. breve, B. catenulatum group and B. bifidum are among the earliest and abundant bifidobacterial clades. Interestingly, infants starting formulafeed as early as first week of life have higher bifidobacterial carriage compared to exclusively breastfed counterparts. Bifidobacteria demonstrate an antagonistic correlation with enterobacteria and enterococci. Further analyses also reveal a relatively lower/delayed bifidobacterial carriage in cesareanborn babies. The study presents a quantitative perspective of the early-life gut Bifidobacterium colonization and shows how factors such as birth and feeding modes could influence this acquisition even in healthy infants.