Astragalus affects fecal microbial composition of young hens as determined by 16S rRNA sequencing
Abstract The gut microbiota play important roles in the degradation of chemical compounds of herbal medicines (HMs). However, little information regarding the interplay between HMs and the gut microbiota is available. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the composition of the fecal microb...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-04-01
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Series: | AMB Express |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-018-0600-9 |