Trends and determinants of gastric bacterial colonization of preterm neonates in a NICU setting
Fig 3
Microbial diversity in the developing neonatal stomach for study Ids 065, 026, 057.
The gel figure shows the DGGE profiles of gastric aspirates from preterm infants (Id 065, 026 and 057) collected during week 1 through 4. Each figure shows the GA profiles of three neonates at four time points. Note the overall diversity among neonates and within neonates during the four week period. GA pattern of neonate # 57 with NEC exhibits strong colonization with E. coli, and lack of species diversity.