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No other Bif has this genetic cluster; it is unique to B. infantis. Human milk has evolved to nourish this microbe and it, in turn, has evolved into a consummate HMOvore. Unsurprisingly, it is often the dominant microbe in the guts of breast-fed infants.
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong
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