Amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community

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A critical assessment of the “sterile womb” and “in utero colonization” hypotheses: implications for research on the pioneer infant microbiome

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Comparison of placenta samples with contamination controls does not provide evidence for a distinct placenta microbiota

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Human gut colonisation may be initiated in utero by distinct microbial communities in the placenta and amniotic fluid

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Term and preterm labour are associated with distinct microbial community structures in placental membranes which are independent of mode of delivery

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Commensal microbes and interferon-  determine persistence of enteric murine norovirus infection

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Diversified Microbiota of Meconium Is Affected by Maternal Diabetes Status

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Meconium microbiota types dominated by lactic acid or enteric bacteria are differentially associated with maternal eczema and respiratory problems in infants

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Midtrimester amniotic fluid concentrations of interleukin-6 and interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10: evidence for heterogeneity of intra-amniotic inflammation and associations with spontaneous early (32 weeks) preterm delivery

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