Question

1. Is it possible to have a specific infant-type bacterium? What would / could possibly impact bacterium types?
2. Are there differences in gut microbial population between infants fed human milk vs human milk substitutes? Explain.
3. Describe differences of term vs pre-term intestinal microbiota and the (potential) implications/risks?
4. What are promising mechanisms by which bifidobacteria decrease the risk of NEC in premature infants? List and describe briefly? Is this a possible intervention once NEC has set in?
5. What are examples of HMO mimetics? Compare and Contrast these with HMOs in their effects.

Answer 1

1: Newborns are more prone to bacterial infections.Bacterial infections may be contracted by mother during birth or after birth.There is a higher risk of infection in low weight neonates.We cannot assure that bacterias affecting infants won't affect adults.These are the same bacterias affecting both infants and adults.But our immune system adapts to all kind of bacterias over years of experience.

2: The gut microbial population is strongly associated with breast feeding.

3: