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Table 1 Characteristics of the fecal donors and measured fecal pH

From: Validation of a batch cultivation protocol for fecal microbiota of Kenyan infants

Infant

Age (months)

Feeding

Weaning time (months)

Delivery

Gestation at birth

Birth weight (kg)

Fecal pH

01

7–8

mixed

1.6

Vaginal

Term

3.4

4.2

02

6–7

mixed

0.2

Vaginal

Term

3.7

5.2

03

5–6

mother milk

0.0

Vaginal

Term

2.0

4.7

04

5–6

mixed

1.6

Vaginal

Term

3.5

4.2

05

6–7

mixed

0.1

Vaginal

Term

3.2

5.4

06

5–6

mixed

0.4

Caesarian

Term

2.1

5.8

07

8–9

mixed

2.6

Vaginal

Preterm (36w)

na

4.9

08

8–9

mixed

2.6

Vaginal

Preterm (36w)

na

5.4

09

8–9

mixed

2.4

Vaginal

Preterm (36w)

3.0

4.6

10

8–9

mixed

2.0

Vaginal

Preterm (36w)

2.5

7.3

  1. Mixed: mother milk and complementary foods, na: not available, w: weeks