The Developing Microbiome

The Developing Microbiome: Lessons from Early Life focuses on the establishment of the microbiome in early life, exposing it as a key mediator of diseases and health throughout the lifecycle. The content presents a comprehensive view of the status of the field and draws real-world correlations to health and disease states. It collates the significant research being done in the pediatric microbiome research space and bridges the knowledge gap showing the factors that impact health and disease states throughout the lifecycle. Finally, it offers knowledge on how the microbiome is and can be manipulated to promote change.

This is a perfect reference for both researchers and clinical scientists who are interested in the role of the infant microbiome in health and disease, as well as gastroenterologists and pediatricians looking to affect change in their patients.

• Provides comprehensive coverage of the factors that influence microbiome development
• Links research in pediatric patients to later life stages
• Examines increasing evidence on the impact of the microbiome beyond the gut

Clinical researchers and clinicians interested in the role of the microbiome on health and disease. Gastroenterologists and Pediatricians

1. Prenatal – placental microbiome
   2. Microbiome establishment and maturation
   3. Microbiome and Immune System Development
   4. Preterm infant microbiome
   5. Preterm infant microbiome and NEC
   6. Pediatric microbiome and IBD
   7. Microbiome and Neurodevelopment
   8. Microbiome and Autism
   9. Airway microbiome and asthma
   10. Microbiome and food allergy
   11. Skin microbiome
   12. Microbiome and pediatric Obesity/malnutrition/nutrition
   13. Manipulating the microbiome – Probiotics, FMT, Ecotherapeutics