RT Journal Article
T1 The Microbiota of the Human Mammary Ecosystem
A1 Fernández Álvarez, Leonides
A1 Pannaraj, Pia S.
A1 Rautava, Samuli
A1 Rodríguez Gómez, Juan Miguel
AB Human milk contains a dynamic and complex site-specific microbiome, which is not assembled in an aleatory way, formed by organized microbial consortia and networks. Presence of some genera, such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Cutibacterium (formerly known as Propionibacterium), Lactobacillus, Lactococcus and Bifidobacterium, has been detected by both culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. DNA from some gut-associated strict anaerobes has also been repeatedly found and some studies have revealed the presence of cells and/or nucleic acids from viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa in human milk. Colostrum and milk microbes are transmitted to the infant and, therefore, they are among the first colonizers of the human gut. Still, the significance of human milk microbes in infant gut colonization remains an open question. Clinical studies trying to elucidate the question are confounded by the profound impact of non-microbial human milk components to intestinal microecology. Modifications in the microbiota of human milk may have biological consequences for infant colonization, metabolism, immune and neuroendocrine development, and for mammary health. However, the factors driving differences in the composition of the human milk microbiome remain poorly known. In addition to colostrum and milk, breast tissue in lactating and non-lactating women may also contain a microbiota, with implications in the pathogenesis of breast cancer and in some of the adverse outcomes associated with breast implants. This and other open issues, such as the origin of the human milk microbiome, and the current limitations and future prospects are addressed in this review.
PB Frontiers
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100577
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100577
LA eng
NO Fernández L, Pannaraj PS, Rautava S and Rodríguez JM (2020) The Microbiota of the Human Mammary Ecosystem. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 10:586667. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.586667
NO MINECO
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 ago 2024