Early-Life Immune System Maturation in Chickens Using a Synthetic Community of Cultured Gut Bacteria

The immune system plays a crucial role in sustaining animal health. Its development is markedly influenced by early microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christian Zenner, Thomas C. A. Hitch, Thomas Riedel, Esther Wortmann, Stefan Tiede, Eva M. Buhl, Birte Abt, Klaus Neuhaus, Philippe Velge, Jörg Overmann, Bernd Kaspers, Thomas Clavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-06-01
Series:mSystems
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01300-20