title: Faecal short-chain fatty acids in breast-fed and bottle-fed infants.
abstract: Faecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) were determined in 49 infants on three occasions, i.e. at ages three and six days and two months. At two months, the breast-fed infants had a significantly higher proportion of acetic acid in the SCFA spectra than the bottle-fed infants. The data suggest that the composition of the intestinal microflora in most breast-fed infants is characterized by a high relative content of acetic acid in faecal SCFAs. This may be associated with protection against diarrhoea and respiratory infections in the infant.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General and Molecular Pathology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Siigur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ormisson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamm
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile