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SUBMITTER: Li Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7710283 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Yujia Y Toothaker Jessica M JM Ben-Simon Shira S Ozeri Lital L Schweitzer Ron R McCourt Blake T BT McCourt Collin C CC Werner Lael L Snapper Scott B SB Shouval Dror S DS Khatib Soliman S Koren Omry O Agnihorti Sameer S Tseng George G Konnikova Liza L
JCI insight 20201105 21
Symbiotic microbial colonization through the establishment of the intestinal microbiome is critical to many intestinal functions, including nutrient metabolism, intestinal barrier integrity, and immune regulation. Recent studies suggest that education of intestinal immunity may be ongoing in utero. However, the drivers of this process are unknown. The microbiome and its byproducts are one potential source. Whether a fetal intestinal microbiome exists is controversial, and whether microbially der ...[more]