title: Tummy Time: The Infant Microbiota-IgA Connection.
abstract: Dirty diapers do not often come to mind when thinking about cutting-edge biomedical research. However, in a recent Nature paper, Planer et al. (2016) report results from a longitudinal study examining gut microbiota maturation and corresponding intestinal immune responses in healthy twin pairs over the first 3 years of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Tyler A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: noah.palm@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Noah W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Palm
mesh_terms: D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D064307:Microbiota / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A