Maternal gut and breast milk microbiota affect infant gut antibiotic resistome and mobile genetic elements
Infants are affected by the antibiotic resistance crisis and carry more resistant bacteria in their gut than adults, irrespective of whether they have been treated with antibiotics or not. It has been unclear where these bacteria come from and if the maternal gut microbiota and breast milk contribute to the assembly of the gut resistome in early life.
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This makes sense if you think about how the microbial community changes with breast milk compared to formula - bifidobacteria become more abundant and the abundance of E. coli and other bacteria, which are often multiresistant, decreases.