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Vaginal versus caesarean-section delivery. The pioneer microbial colonizers acquired vertically from first contact are distinct but microbial succession converges to become more similar over the first years of life. This illustrates that gut microbiota evolves over time to establish a state of homeostasis wherein resident species are highly adapted for survival in the highly competitive gut microenvironment.
