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Factors influencing the gut microbiome in children: from infancy to childhood

Kumbhare, Shreyas V, Patangia, Dhrati V, Patil, Ravindra H, Shouche, Yogesh S, Patil, Nitinkumar P·2019·Journal of Biosciences

Abstract

The human microbiota plays a crucial role in educating the immune system and influencing host health right since birth. Various maternal factors along with the vertical microbial transfer from the mother, as well as the horizontal environmental transmission and internal factors relating to the infant, play a crucial role in modulating the gut microbiota. The early life microflora is highly unstable and undergoes dynamic changes during the first few years, converging towards a more stabilized adult microbiota by co-evolving with the host by the age of 3-4 years. Microbiota studies have underlined the role of dysbiosis in developing several metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and immune-related disorders like asthma, to name a few. Thus, understanding early life microbial composition and various factors affecting the microbial community will provide a platform for developing strategies/techniques to maintain host health by restoring gut microbial flora. This review focuses on the factors that affect the microbial composition of the foetus in utero, during birth, infancy through childhood.

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  • Several factors are known to influence microbial composition at different stages of life, including genetic factors, mode of delivery, gestational age, exercise, medication use, living environment, and diet.

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Authors
Kumbhare, S. V., Patangia, D. V., Patil, R. H., Shouche, Y. S., & Patil, N. P.
Affiliations
National Centre for Cell Science (IN)
Corresponding author
Patil, Nitinkumar P
Venue
Journal of Biosciences
Published
2019-04-11
Volume
44
Issue
2
ISSN
  • 0250-5991 (ISSN-L)
  • 0973-7138
OpenAlex
W2939636141
Cited by
143
References
255
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 12
FWCI
5.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Biosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/1/2/27/15-RCH)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
Keywords
gut microbiota, early-life microbiota, infant microbiome, maternal factors, dysbiosis, obesity, diabetes mellitus, asthma, immune system development, microbial colonization, host-microbe coevolution
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Asthma, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Female, Fetus, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Infant, Male, Obesity, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Dysbiosis

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