How a beneficial gut microbe adapted to breast milk

It is now well documented that the best way for an infant’s gut (largely sterile at birth) to get populated by the bacterial components of a healthy microbiota is through its mother’s milk. Over 700 species of bacteria have been found in breast milk including the prominent probiotics Lactococcus, Leuconstoc and Bifidobacterium. In “Body by […]

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