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Sep 2026
Microbial transmission and ecology of human and environmental microbial communities in childcare centers
Abstract Background Early-life microbial exposures profoundly impact lifelong health trajectories by shaping immune maturation and modulating disease risk, e.g. as described by the "hygiene hypothesis." Childcare facilities represent a critical yet understudied source of microbial exposures where preschool-aged childre...
Di Chen, Ya Wang, Daniel M. Portik et al.
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