Bacterial Composition and Diversity in Breast Milk Samples from Mothers Living in Taiwan and Mainland China.

ABSTRACT: Human breast milk is widely recognized as the best source of nutrients for healthy growth and development of infants; it contains a diverse microbiota. Here, we characterized the diversity of the microbiota in the breast milk of East Asian women and assessed whether delivery mode influenced the microbiota in the milk of healthy breast-feeding mothers. We profiled the microbiota in breast milk samples collected from 133 healthy mothers in Taiwan and in six regions of mainland China (Central, East, North, Northeast, South, and Southwest China) by using 16S rRNA pyrosequencing. Lactation stage (months postpartum when the milk sample was collected) and maternal body mass index did not influence the breast milk microbiota. Bacterial composition at the family level differed significantly among s

SUBMITTER: Li SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5447776 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature