• Supplementation with a probiotic mixture accelerates gut microbiome maturation and reduces intestinal inflammation in extremely preterm infants 

      Samara, Jumana; Moossavi, Shirin; Alshaikh, Belal; Ortega, Van A.; Pettersen, Veronika K.; Ferdous, Tahsin; Hoops, Suzie L.; Soraisham, Amuchou; Vayalumkal, Joseph; Dersch-Mills, Deonne; Gerber, Jeffrey S.; Mukhopadhyay, Sagori; Puopolo, Karen; Tompkins, Thomas A.; Knights, Dan; Walter, Jens; Amin, Harish; Arrieta, Marie-Claire (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-11)
      Probiotics are increasingly administered to premature infants to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis and neonatal sepsis. However, their effects on gut microbiome assembly and immunity are poorly understood. Using a randomized intervention trial in extremely premature infants, we tested the effects of a probiotic product containing four strains of Bifidobacterium species autochthonous to the infant ...