Gut microbiota and development of atopic eczema in 3 European birth cohorts  Ingegerd Adlerberth, MD, PhD, David P. Strachan, MD, Paolo M. Matricardi, MD, Siv Ahrné, PhD, Lia Orfei, MSc, Nils Åberg, MD, PhD, Michael R. Perkin, MD, Salvatore Tripodi, MD, Bill Hesselmar, MD, PhD, Robert Saalman, MD, PhD, Anthony R. Coates, MD, PhD, Carmen L. Bonanno, MSc, Valentina Panetta, MSc, Agnes E. Wold, MD, PhD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 120, Issue 2, Pages 343-350 (August 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.018 Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Intestinal colonization pattern during the first year of life. The results are presented as the proportion of infants ever colonized by each time point and the mean log10 count for colonized infants only at each time point for facultative anaerobic bacteria (A and B) and strict anaerobic bacteria (C and D). CoNS, Coagulase-negative staphylococci. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007 120, 343-350DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.018) Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Colonization by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species in relation to allergy outcomes. The cumulative incidence of colonization by bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in relation to atopic eczema during the first 18 months of life (A), total IgE in the serum at 18 months of age (B), and food-specific IgE at 18 months of age (C) is shown. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007 120, 343-350DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2007.05.018) Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions