Rosa del Campo
Researcher at the Ramón y Cajal Hospital and member of the Specialised Group for the Study of the Human Microbiota of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC-GEMBIOTA)
Traditionally, mothers have been attributed the role of inoculating babies, either through the vaginal microbiota during childbirth, or through skin contact during breastfeeding, or through milk containing bacteria from the mother's intestine. It is a very good contribution to study the influence of the paternal microbiota, although it was known that family members also condition the final microbiota of the child, this is the first time that the influence of the father has been revealed. To a certain extent, this makes both parents equally responsible for providing the child with good bacteria.