Cesarean delivery / Caesarean section & Gut microbiota

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The microbiota of cesarean-delivered (CS) infants is primarily composed of Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, and Propionibacterium, resembling the bacterial communities present on the mother’s skin.
Dominguez-Bello et al. 2010 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 107(26): 11971-11975

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Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: proﬁles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months
Azad et al. 2013 CMAJ 185: 385-394
Mode of delivery affects the bacterial community in the newborn gut
Biasucci et al. 2010 Early Hum Dev. 86(Suppl 1): 13-15
Short-term and long-term effects of caesarean section on the health of women and children
Sandall et al. 2018 Lancet 392: 1349-1357
Review
Stunted microbiota and opportunistic pathogen colonization in caesarean-section birth
Shao et al. 2019a Nature 574: 117-121
Temporal development of the gut microbiome in early childhood from the TEDDY study
Stewart et al. 2018 Nature 562: 583-588
The mode of delivery affects the diversity and colonization pattern of the gut microbiota during the first year of infants' life: a systematic review
Rutayisire et al. 2016 BMC Gastroenterol. 16(1): 86
Review
The pathogenic potential of Pseudomonas ﬂuorescens MFN1032 on enterocytes can be modulated by serotonin, substance P and epinephrine
Biaggini et al. 2015 Arch Microbiol 197: 983-990

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