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Initial exploration of in utero microbial colonization

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Analysis of the intestinal content of fetuses suggests very limited bacterial colonization with potential immunological roles, which opens new research questions.

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Fig. 1: Assessing the bacterial presence in and its effect on the fetal intestine.

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  1. Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council, Valencia, Spain

    Maria Carmen Collado

  2. Department CIBIO, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

    Nicola Segata

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Collado, M.C., Segata, N. Initial exploration of in utero microbial colonization. Nat Med 26, 469–470 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0836-1

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