Influence of perinatal ampicillin exposure on maternal fecal microbial and metabolic profiles
Simone Zuffa, Sydney P. Thomas, Ipsita Mohanty, Yasin El Abiead, Victoria Deleray, Kine Eide Kvitne, Armin Kousha, Emi Suzuki, Chih‐Ming Tsai, Griffith Nguyen, Benjamin Ho, George Y. Liu, Victor Nizet, Pieter C. Dorrestein, Fatemeh Askarian, Shirley M. Tsunoda
This study examines how maternal ampicillin exposure during pregnancy and postpartum affects fecal microbiome and metabolic profiles, linking these changes to increased offspring weight gain.
bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology