Overall
stool microbiome community composition was characterized using generalized UniFrac analysis.30 Controlling for the effects of feeding method, delivery mode was strongly associated with infant gut microbiome composition (P <.001; Q <.001)(Figure 1A).
Not exact matches
We characterized the intestinal
microbiome of 102 6 - week - old infants and observed independent associations between
stool microbial
community composition, mode of delivery, and feeding method.
In pairwise comparisons of the 3 feeding methods, exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a
microbiome community distinct from that of infants who were either exclusively formula fed (P =.04; Q =.05) or fed a combination of breast milk and formula prior to
stool collection (P =.02; Q =.04).