The bifidobacterium transition in early life

"The bifidobacterium transition in early life" is a lecture by Dr. Stéphane Duboux from the NNI and WNSC symposium, "Milestones That Matter: How Early Microbiome Development Shapes Immune and Metabolic Health," held on April 17, 2026, at the 10th International Congress of Probiotics, Prebiotics, Postbiotics in Pediatrics in Lecce, Italy.

This symposium delves into how the infant gut microbiome forms and matures in early life—and why the timing of that maturation profoundly influences immune and metabolic health, where Dr. Stéphane Duboux explores the ecological succession of Bifidobacterium species across the transition from milk to solids, demonstrating how the handover from B. infantis to B. iuvenis contributes to functional microbiome maturation.