date:Aug 29, 2012
stablish an infant's immune system.
Infant formulas, milk products and the SIgA were incubated with two strains ofE. colibacteria which are necessary early inhabitants of the gut.
Within minutes, the bacteria began multiplying in all of the specimens, but there was an immediate difference in the way the bacteria grew, revealed Parker: In the breast milk, bacteria stuck together to form biofilms - thin, adherent layers of bacteria that serve as a shield against pathogens and infections.
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