Changes in microbiome composition
To assess whether gut microbiota modulation can revert the shift in the microbiome composition of preterm infants, the composition of MGSs and Gut Metabolic Modules (GMMs) of the placebo vs. probiotic and placebo vs. prebiotic groups were compared (data not shown). These analyses did not yield any significant hits with FDR < 0.1, except for MGS HG4C.2013: 