Gut microbiota and its biological functions
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2009.11.026
- VernacularTitle:肠道菌群及其生物学意义
- Author:
Yuanzhi GUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
gut microbiota;
cesarean section;
probiotics
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2009;(11):1095-1097
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The development of human gut flora, its biological functions of providing resistance to infections and allergy was reviewed. Potential risks of cesarean-section in terms of enteric infections and allergy of new born infants and the efficacy of probiotics and prebiotics in the prevention as well as treatment of infections/allergy were evaluated in this article.