Colonization of infant intestinal flora and the effect of human milk oligosaccharides on intestinal flora / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Infancy is a critical period for the formation and development of intestinal flora, the intestinal flora mainly comes from the exchange between matrix and infants.Cesarean section, early exposure to antibiotics and formula feeding may disrupt the establishment of microbiota and adversely affect health.Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) is a group of unconjugated polysaccharides with diverse structures.It is rich in breast milk, and can regulate the composition of infant intestinal flora and have a beneficial impact on infant′s intestinal health.In order to understand the characteristics of the infant gut bacteria colonize, and the effect of HMOs on the intestinal flora, this review is as follows in this regard.