Acute changes in the colonic microbiota are associated with large intestinal forms of surgical colic

Abstract Background Horses that undergo surgery for treatment of primary large colon disease have been reported to be at increased risk of developing recurrent colic episodes postoperatively. The reasons for this are currently unknown. The aim of the current study was to characterise the faecal micr...

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Main Authors: Shebl E. Salem, Thomas W. Maddox, Philipp Antczak, Julian M. Ketley, Nicola J. Williams, Debra C. Archer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2205-1