The composition of the microbiota in the full-term fetal gut and amniotic fluid: a bovine caesarean section study
A. Husso, L. Lietaer, T. Pessa-Morikawa, T. Grönthal, J. Govaere, A. Van Soom, A. Iivanainen, G. Opsomer, M. Niku
This study analyzes bacterial DNA in amniotic fluid and meconium of full-term calves to assess prenatal bacterial seeding, finding low bacterial DNA levels and rare viable bacteria.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2020Microbiology