Full title: Early-life cytomegalovirus infection is
associated with gut microbiota perturbations and increased risk of
atopy
Authors: Hind Sbihi, PhD1,7, Karen E. Simmons,
MSc1, Malcolm R. Sears , MBChB2,
Theo J. Moraes, MD PhD3, Allan B. Becker,
MD4, Piush J. Mandhane, MD PhD5,
Padmaja Subbarao, MD3, Darlene L.Y.
Dai1, B. Brett Finlay, PhD1, Stuart
E. Turvey, MBBS DPhil1ǂ, Soren
Gantt6ǂ, MD PhD MPH
1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
2 McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3 Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Canada
4 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
5 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6 Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7 BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
ǂ These authors contributed equally
Running title : CMV infection, microbiota and allergies
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