Rowett Institute Staff Seminar

Rowett Institute Staff Seminar
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This is a past event

Microbial colonization patterns in mammalian neonates-how milk "farms" the infant gut microbiota

Human milk contains numerous components that shape the microbial content of the developing infant gastrointestinal tract. A prominent feature of milk is an array of complex glycans that serve a passive immune function by sequestering and deflecting pathogens while simultaneously enriching a protective, milk-oriented microbiota (MOM) often dominated by bifidobacteria. Read more

Speaker
Professor David A. Mills
Hosted by
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
Venue
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
Contact

Dr Nigel Hoggard
Tel: 01224 438655

This is a technical seminar aimed at professional scientists. If you are not a University of Aberdeen staff member and would like to attend, please contact us.