According to Martin Blaser of the NYU School of Medicine,, you’re born bacteria-free.
Babies get their first dose of microbes as they’re passing through their mother’s birth canal. (Of course, babies born by caesarean section don’t acquire their microbes this way. In fact, studies show that C-section babies have a markedly different microbiota from vaginal birth babies, and may be at higher risk for certain types of allergies and obesity.)
A baby acquires most of its microbiome by the age of 3, Blaser said — during a time when the baby’s metabolic, immune, cognitive, and reproductive systems are undergoing extensive development.
Learn more by attending Microbiology Conference at Brussels, Belgium during May 15-16, 2019.
Bioprocess 2019 