Journal
GUT MICROBES
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 289-297Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2018.1520578
Keywords
amniotic fluid; preterm birth; prematurity; microbiome; gestational age; Lactobacillus crispatus; Lactobacillus iners
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- National Institutes of Health [NRO14019]
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The purpose of this prospective cross-sectional cohort pilot study is to explore the initial microbial community of gastric aspirate fluid as collected immediately after birth and its relationships with mode of delivery and preterm birth. Twenty-nine gastric aspirate samples collected immediately after birth from infants born between 24-40weeks gestation were analyzed for microbial composition. Total microbial content was low in many samples, with a substantial number sharing taxonomic composition with negative controls. qPCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene showed that infants delivered vaginally had a higher microbial load than infants delivered by C-section. Some pre-term samples showed high relative abundance of genus Ureaplasma, consistent with previous literature that has implicated infections with this taxon as a potential cause of pre-term birth. Vaginally born term infant samples, by contrast, had significantly higher levels of genus Lactobacillus with Lactobacillus crispatus the most dominant species. Microbial evaluation showed that vaginally born term infant gastric aspirate samples had higher levels of lactobacilli than pre-terms. Samples from many infants had low microbial load near the edge of the detection limit.
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