Development of Gut Microbiota

The significant influences of the microbiota on the host are so pervasive that the microbiota is thought to play a crucial role in host evolution
Theis et al. 2016 mSystems 1: e00028

Host species-specific patterns in microbiome composition suggest that the microbiota is somewhat inherited
Mallott & Amato 2021 Nat Rev Microbiol Nat Rev Microbiol 19: 639-653

For example, most traits of the gut microbiota in wild baboons are inherited to some extent.
Cortes-Ortiz & Amato 2021 Science 373: 159-160

Commensal Bacteria / Commensalism colonize the intestine immediately after birth
Balan et al. 2021 Cureus 13(11): e19740

There are three distinct phases of microbiota progression after birth: …