Pediatr. praxi. 2016;17(1):27-31 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2016.006

Human milk is a source of prebiotics or also probiotics for babies?

Ing.Šárka Musilová, Ph.D., Ing.Věra Bunešová, Ph.D., prof.Ing.Vojtěch Rada, CSc.
Katedra mikrobiologie, výživy a dietetiky, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Human milk has been considered sterile. However, recent studies have shown that it contains a lot of bacteria, which some of

them could be first probiotics for newborns. There are two hypotheses how bacteria can reach the mammary gland: contamination

and/or active migration. Better understanding microbiota of human milk, its creation and its potential role should be aim

of future investigation.

Keywords: probiotics, microbiota of human milk, bacterial diversity, contamination, active migration

Published: February 1, 2016  Show citation

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