Mónica Olivares

TL;DR: Bacteria were able to be isolated from umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates and from murine amniotic fluid obtained by caesarean section and suggested that term fetuses are not completely sterile and that a prenatal mother-to-child efflux of commensal bacteria may exist.

TL;DR: Investigation of presence of lactic acid bacteria in umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates born by elective cesarean section suggested that term fetuses are not completely sterile, and that a mother-to-child efflux of commensal bacteria may exist.

TL;DR: Oral administration of the strain L. fermentum CECT5716 potentates the immunologic response of an anti-influenza vaccine and may provide enhanced systemic protection from infection by increasing the T-helper type 1 response and virus-neutralizing antibodies.

TL;DR: The results showed that the probiotic potential of lactobacilli isolated from milk of healthy mothers is, at least, similar to that of the strains commonly used in commercial probiotic products, indicating that breast milk is a natural synbiotic food.

TL;DR: If the hypothesis that some species may be endogenously delivered from the maternal gut to the mammary gland is verified, it would imply that modulation of the intestinal microflora of mothers can have a direct effect on the health of infants and, therefore, would open new perspectives for bacteriotherapy and probiotics.