Investigating colonization patterns of the infant gut microbiome during the introduction of solid food and weaning from breastmilk: A cohort study protocol

• Sara Dizzell,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Jennifer C. Stearns,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Jenifer Li,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Niels van Best,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliations School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, RWTH University, Aachen, Germany, Vivo Planetary Health: An Affiliate of the World Universities Network (WUN), West New York, New Jersey, United States of America

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• Liene Bervoets,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology

  Affiliation School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Monique Mommers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• John Penders,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

  Affiliations School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Vivo Planetary Health: An Affiliate of the World Universities Network (WUN), West New York, New Jersey, United States of America, School for Public Health and Primary Care (Caphri), Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Katherine M. Morrison,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Eileen K. Hutton ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: huttone@mcmaster.ca

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Midwifery Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0895-7395

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• on behalf of the GI-MDH Consortium Partners

  ¶Membership of the GI-MDH Consortium Partners is provided in the Acknowledgments. The lead author for this group is Dr. Eileen K Hutton.

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