Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Neonatal Intensive Care Center, Children's Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
PLoS One. 2023 Dec 15;18(12):e0295962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295962. eCollection 2023.
Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, mostly preterm, have many barriers to feeding directly from the mother's breast, and need to be fed alternatively. Feeding is a major influencer in oral microbial colonization, and this colonization in early life is crucial for the promotion of human health. Therefore, this research aimed to observe the establishment of oral microbiome in VLBW infants during their first month of life through hospitalization, and to verify the impact caused by the implementation of oral diet on the colonization of these newborns. We included 23 newborns followed during hospitalization and analyzed saliva samples collected weekly, using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We observed a significant decrease in richness and diversity and an increase in dominance over time (q-value < 0.05). The oral microbiome is highly dynamic during the first weeks of life, and beta diversity suggests a microbial succession in early life. The introduction of oral diet does not change the community structure, but affects the abundance, especially of Streptococcus. Our results indicate that although time is related to significant changes in the oral microbial profile, oral feeding benefits genera that will remain colonizers throughout the host's life.
极低出生体重(VLBW)婴儿,多为早产儿,存在许多直接从母亲乳房喂养的障碍,需要替代喂养。喂养是口腔微生物定植的主要影响因素,而这种生命早期的定植对于促进人类健康至关重要。因此,本研究旨在通过住院观察极低出生体重婴儿在生命的第一个月内口腔微生物组的建立,并验证口腔饮食的实施对这些新生儿定植的影响。我们纳入了 23 名在住院期间接受随访的新生儿,并每周采集唾液样本进行 16S rRNA 基因测序分析。我们观察到随着时间的推移,丰富度和多样性显著降低,优势度增加(q 值<0.05)。口腔微生物组在生命的最初几周内高度动态,β多样性表明早期存在微生物演替。口腔饮食的引入不会改变群落结构,但会影响丰度,尤其是链球菌属。我们的研究结果表明,尽管时间与口腔微生物谱的显著变化有关,但口腔喂养有利于在宿主整个生命周期中保持定植的属。