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Date Time “Good bacteria” in breast milk changes over time Scientists discover complex and dynamic bacterial ecosystem in human breast milk using genomic technology pioneered for the International Space Station The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant through breast milk changes significantly over time and could act like a daily booster shot for infant immunity and metabolism. The research, conducted by scientists from Montreal and Guatemala and published in Frontier...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Figure 1: Flower diagram representing the major bacterial groups (phyla) within the milk microbiome of Mam-Mayan Guatemalan mothers view more  Credit: Emmanuel Gonzalez et al. The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant through breast milk changes significantly over time and could act like a daily booster shot for infant immunity and metabolism. The research, conducted by scientists from Montreal and Guatemala and published in Frontiers in Microbio...