In utero human intestine contains maternally derived bacterial metabolites
Wenjia Wang, Weihong Gu, Ron Schweitzer, Omry Koren, Soliman Khatib, George C. Tseng, Liza Konnikova
The paper shows that microbial metabolites in fetal intestines are maternally derived and may regulate fetal immunity and prepare the gut for postnatal microbes.
Microbiome · May 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology