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Dietary intake influences gut microbiota development of healthy Australian children from the age of one to two years

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Matsuyama, Misa, Morrison, Mark, Cao, Kim-Anh Lê, Pruilh, Solange, Davies, Peter S. W., Wall, Clare, Lovell, Amy, Hill, Rebecca J.·2019·Scientific Reports

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Early life nutrition is a vital determinant of an individual's life-long health and also directly influences the ecological and functional development of the gut microbiota. However, there are limited longitudinal studies examining the effect of diet on the gut microbiota development in early childhood. Here, up to seven stool samples were collected from each of 48 healthy children during their second year of life, and microbiota dynamics were assessed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Children's dietary information was also collected during the same period using a validated food frequency questionnaire designed for this age group, over five time points. We observed significant changes in gut microbiota community, concordant with changes in the children's dietary pattern over the 12-month period. In particular, we found differential effects on specific Firmicutes-affiliated lineages in response to frequent intake of either processed or unprocessed foods. Additionally, the consumption of fortified milk supplemented with a Bifidobacterium probiotic and prebiotics (synbiotics) further increased the presence of Bifidobacterium spp., highlighting the potential use of synbiotics to prolong and sustain changes in these lineages and shaping the gut microbiota community in young children.

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  • Members of the Lachnospiraceae family, Ruminococcus, and Bacteroides were negatively associated with processed food groups, whereas Lachnospiraceae (Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans), Blautia, and Clostridium were positively associated with processed food consumption in children.

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Authors
Matsuyama, M., Morrison, M., Cao, K.-A. L., Pruilh, S., Davies, P. S. W., Wall, C., Lovell, A., & Hill, R. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Translational Research Institute (AU)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
Corresponding author
Matsuyama, Misa
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2019-08-28
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
12476-12476
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2970081753
Cited by
52
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7
FWCI
2.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • ResearchSpace (University of Auckland) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Australian Government
  • University of Queensland
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (1087415)
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 development, early childhood nutrition, dietary intake, processed foods, unprocessed foods, Firmicutes, Bifidobacterium, synbiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, fortified milk, food frequency questionnaire, microbial community dynamics
MeSH terms
Bacillota, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Bifidobacterium, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Probiotics, Synbiotics

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