Impact of expression mode and timing of sample collection, relative to milk ejection, on human milk bacterial DNA profiles

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Abstract

AIM: To investigate the impact of expression mode: electric breast pump or hand expression, and timing of sample collection: pre- and post-milk ejection on human milk bacterial DNA profiles.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Three human milk samples from the same breast were collected from 30 breastfeeding mothers: a pre-milk ejection pump-expressed sample (pre-pump), a post-milk ejection pump-expressed sample (post-pump), and a post-milk ejection hand-expressed sample (post-hand). Full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to assess milk bacterial DNA profiles. Bacterial profiles did not differ significantly based on mode of expression nor timing of sample collection. No significant differences were detected in the relative abundance of any OTUs based on expression condition (pre-pump/ post-pump and post-pump/post-hand) with univariate linear mixed-effects regression analyses (all p-values >0.01; α = 0.01). Similarly, no difference in richness was observed between sample types (number of observed OTUs: post-pump/post-hand P = 0.13; pre-pump/post-pump P = 0. 45).

CONCLUSION: Bacterial DNA profiles of human milk did not differ according to either expression method or timing of sample collection.

SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY: Hand or pump expression can be utilized to collect samples for microbiome studies. This has implications for the design of future human milk microbiome studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)988-995
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Applied Microbiology
Volume131
Issue number2
Early online date9 Jan 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

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