Microbia Quotes

“Baby’s first colonizers are supposed to be predominantly lactobacilli, the microbes picked up in the vaginal canal. Lactobacillus sets up a healthy human gut with positive influence over digestion and immune functions. If other species of bacteria are baby’s first colonizers, the baby’s microbiome sets up differently, maybe harmfully.”
― Eugenia Bone, Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You

“A newborn’s immune system is underdeveloped, which is convenient because it allows for colonization by Mom’s bacteria, but it’s also why young children are prone to infection.”
― Eugenia Bone, Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You

“I asked Dr. White if the same might be true of us, if our physical borders might also be a blur of microbes that connect us to each other and our environment. Do we share an open border connected by microbes with other people? “Well sure,” he said. “That’s one definition of a family.”
― Eugenia Bone, Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You