MATERNAL VAGINAL MICROBIOME COMPOSITION DOES NOT AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFANT GUT MICROBIOME IN EARLY LIFE

Maternal vaginal microbiome composition does not affect development of the infant gut microbiome in early life

Birth mode has been implicated as a major factor influencing neonatal gut microbiome development, and it has been assumed that lack of exposure to the maternal vaginal microbiome is responsible for gut dysbiosis among caesarean-delivered infants.Consequently, practices to correct dysbiotic gut microbiomes, such as vaginal seeding, have arisen while

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Evaluation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metals in packaged white shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis) in Tehran

Heavy metals can easily contaminate the aquatic environment, especially shrimp.Considering the high nutritional value of shrimp and the importance of assessing its wholesomeness, this study aimed to determine the amount of some heavy metals (zinc, lead, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, copper, chromium, mercury, manganese, and titanium) and Polycyclic aro

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