OBJECTIVES: To provide a comprehensive analysis of the fecal microbiota in infants with
colic, as compared with control infants, during their first 100 days of life. METHODS:
Microbial DNA of> 200 samples from 12 infants with colic and 12 age-matched control
infants was extracted and hybridized to a phylogenetic microarray. RESULTS: Microbiota
diversity gradually increased after birth only in the control group; moreover, in the first
weeks, the diversity of the colic group was significantly lower than that of the control group …