Influence of pig gut microbiota on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae susceptibility

Abstract This study investigated the influence of gut microbiome composition in modulating susceptibility to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in pigs. Thirty-two conventional M. hyopneumoniae free piglets were randomly selected from six different litters at 3 weeks of age and were experimentally inoculated...

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Main Authors: Meera Surendran Nair, Tyson Eucker, Brian Martinson, Axel Neubauer, Joseph Victoria, Bryon Nicholson, Maria Pieters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-019-0701-8