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SUBMITTER: Hoen AG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105615 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoen Anne G AG Madan Juliette C JC Li Zhigang Z Coker Modupe M Lundgren Sara N SN Morrison Hilary G HG Palys Thomas T Jackson Brian P BP Sogin Mitchell L ML Cottingham Kathryn L KL Karagas Margaret R MR
Scientific reports 20180822 1
Arsenic is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant with antimicrobial properties that can be found in food and drinking water. The influence of arsenic exposure on the composition of the human microbiome in US populations remains unknown, particularly during the vulnerable infant period. We investigated the relationship between arsenic exposure and gut microbiome composition in 204 infants prospectively followed as part of the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study. Infant urine was analyzed for total ars ...[more]