Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity
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- 22 April 2013
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
- Vol. 9 (1), 15
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-9-15
Abstract
Multiple studies have demonstrated that early-life exposure to pets or siblings affords protection against allergic disease; these associations are commonly attributed to the “hygiene hypothesis”. Recently, low diversity of the infant gut microbiota has also been linked to allergic disease. In this study, we characterize the infant gut microbiota in relation to pets and siblings.Keywords
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