What is it about?
Infant exposure to household pets and older siblings differentially impact gut microbial composition and diversity.
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Why is it important?
This study evaluates the role of gut microbiota to explain the commonly claimed protective effects of pets and siblings against allergic disease.
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This page is a summary of: Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity, Allergy Asthma & Clinical Immunology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-9-15.
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