Varying Bifidobacterium species in the maternal-infant gut microbiota correlate with distinct early neurodevelopmental outcomes

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2025.01.015

• Cong Liu ^a,b , 
• Qun Lu ^a,c,d , 
• Qi Xi ^e , 
• Shuxin Xiao ^a,c , 
• Jiangbo Du ^a,b,f , 
• Rui Qin ^a,g , 
• Jinghan Wang ^a,c , 
• Bo Xu ^a,b , 
• Xiumei Han ^a,b , 
• Kun Zhou ^a,b , 
• Shiyao Tao ^a , 
• Hong Lv ^a,c,f , 
• Yangqian Jiang ^a,c , 
• Tao Jiang ^a,h , 
• Kan Ye ⁱ , 
• Guangfu Jin ^a,b,f , 
• Hongxia Ma ^a,b,f , 
• Yankai Xia ^a,j , 
• Hongbing Shen ^a,b,f , 
• Xingyin Liu ^a     , 
• Yuan Lin ^a,c,f     , 
• Zhibin Hu ^a,b,f    

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  a. State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China;

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  b. Department of Epidemiology, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China;

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  c. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China;

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  d. Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210004, China;

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  e. Department of Obstetrics, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215002, China;

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  f. State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health (Suzhou Centre), The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215002, China;

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  g. Scientific Research and Education Department, Changzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213000, China;

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  h. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China;

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  i. Department of Child Health Care, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215002, China;

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  j. Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China