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Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease Volume 26, 2015 - Issue s2: ENGIHR Supplement: Proceedings from the 2013 ENGIHR Conference in Valencia, Spain
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Engihr Supplement

The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life

Juan Miguel RodrÍguezDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Food Technology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Kiera MurphyAlimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Ireland
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Catherine StantonAlimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Ireland
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R. Paul RossAlimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland;Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Ireland
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Olivia I. KoberThe Gut Health and Food Safety Institute Strategic Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Nathalie JugeThe Gut Health and Food Safety Institute Strategic Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Ekaterina AvershinaDepartment of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Knut RudiDepartment of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Arjan NarbadThe Gut Health and Food Safety Institute Strategic Programme, Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Maria C. JenmalmDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Autoimmunity and Immune Regulation, Division of Clinical Immunology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Julian R. MarchesiSchool of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK;Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Maria Carmen ColladoDepartment of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, Spanish National Research Council (IATA-CSIC), Valencia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 26050 | Published online: 02 Feb 2015

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Fig 1. Factors influencing the infant gut microbiota development and the adult and elderly microbiota. The first 3 years of life represents the most critical period for dietary interventions aimed at microbiota modulation to improve child growth and development and positively affect health.

Fig 2. (a) Classification of human mucins into secreted (gel-forming and non-gel-forming) and membrane-bound mucins (MUCs). (b) The four common mucin type O-glycans (core-1-4) found in the GI.

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