Furry pets modulate gut microbiota composition in infants at risk for allergic disease

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;136(6):1688-1690.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.07.029. Epub 2015 Sep 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / immunology
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Load
  • Bifidobacterium / genetics
  • Bifidobacterium / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
  • Hypersensitivity / immunology
  • Hypersensitivity / microbiology*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pets / immunology*
  • Risk
  • Skin Tests

Substances

  • Allergens
  • DNA, Bacterial