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Gut microbiota / Evidence-based microbiome knowledge (incl. AI chat)
Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Bifidobacterium / Bifidobacter & Human milk / Breast milk

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Breast milk-promoted Bifidobacterium / Bifidobacter species, via a previously unrecognized aromatic lactate dehydrogenase (ALDH), produce aromatic lactic acids, including indoleacetic acid (ILA), in substantial amounts in the infant's gut
Laursen et al. 2021 Nat Microbiol 6(11): 1367-1382

These microbial metabolites may impact immune function in [early life](brain://KS2BU1mqxEe-EtWxofLQPg/EarlylifeNewb…

Bifidobacterium species associated with breastfeeding produce aromatic lactic acids in the infant gut
Laursen et al. 2021 Nat Microbiol 6(11): 1367-1382
Characterisation of bifidobacteria with immunomodulatory properties isolated from human breast milk
Chiu et al. 2014 J. Funct. Foods 7: 700-708
Consumption of human milk oligosaccharides by gut-related microbes
Marcobal et al. 2010
Human milk oligosaccharides: every baby needs a sugar mama
Bode 2012 Glycobiology 22: 1147-1162
Review

12/17/2025