Results
Neonates delivered vaginally exhibited a gut microbiome with higher abundance and diversity than those delivered by cesarean delivery. Bifidobacterium was the dominant genus in both groups.Bifidobacterium breve was the dominant species and was significantly higher in cesarean-delivered neonates compared to those delivered vaginally (24.0% and 9.2%, respectively) (p<0.0001). However, the taxonomy of only 89 (64.0%) and 44 (31.43%) fecal samples could be identified from the vaginal and cesarean delivery groups, respectively.