About the Authors
- Stefan Roos
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Johan Dicksved
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Affiliation Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Valentina Tarasco
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
- Emanuela Locatelli
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Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
- Fulvio Ricceri
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Affiliation Human Genetics Foundation–Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Torino, Italy
- Ulf Grandin
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Affiliation Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
- Francesco Savino
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* E-mail: francesco.savino@unito.it
Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Regina Margherita Children Hospital, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
Competing Interests
The University of Turin and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences both received a donation from the manufacturer of L. reuteri DSM 17938, BioGaia AB, Lund, Sweden. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FS SR. Performed the experiments: SR JD. Analyzed the data: VT EL FR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SR JD UG. Wrote the paper: FS SR VT EL FR.