Placenta microbiome diversity is associated with maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and placenta biogeography
P. Benny, F. Al-Akwa, C. Dirks, R. Schlueter, T. Wolfgruber, I. Chern, S. Hoops, D. Knights, L. Garmire
The paper examines the placenta microbiome in a maternal pre-pregnancy obesity cohort, finding reduced diversity in obese mothers and a gradient from maternal to fetal side.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology