The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys
Respiratory tract health critically affects the performance of commercial poultry. This report presents data on the microbial community in these organs from a comprehensive study of laying chickens and turkey breeders. The main objective was to characterize and compare the compositions of the respir...
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| author | Olimpia Kursa Grzegorz Tomczyk Karolina Adamska Justyna Chrzanowska Anna Sawicka-Durkalec |
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| description | Respiratory tract health critically affects the performance of commercial poultry. This report presents data on the microbial community in these organs from a comprehensive study of laying chickens and turkey breeders. The main objective was to characterize and compare the compositions of the respiratory system bacteria isolated from birds of different ages and geographical locations in Poland. Using samples from 28 turkey and 26 chicken flocks, the microbial community was determined by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. There was great variability between flocks. The diversity and abundance of upper respiratory tract (URT) bacteria was greater in chickens than in turkeys. At the phyla level, the URT of the chickens was heavily colonized by Proteobacteria, which represented 66.4% of the total microbiota, while in turkeys, this phylum constituted 42.6% of all bacteria. Firmicutes bacteria were more abundant in turkeys (43.2%) than in chickens (24.1%). The comparison of the respiratory tracts at the family and genus levels showed the diversity and abundance of amplicon sequence variants (ASV) differing markedly between the species. Potentially pathogenic bacteria ASV were identified in the respiratory tract, which are not always associated with clinical signs, but may affect bird productivity and performance. The data obtained, including characterization of the bacterial composition found in the respiratory system, may be useful for developing effective interventions strategies to improve production performance and prevent and control disease in commercial laying chickens and turkeys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-97f56f4d9eef42ca84bada67d2c658f32023-11-23T12:16:05ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072022-05-0110598710.3390/microorganisms10050987The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and TurkeysOlimpia Kursa0Grzegorz Tomczyk1Karolina Adamska2Justyna Chrzanowska3Anna Sawicka-Durkalec4Department of Poultry Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, PolandDepartment of Poultry Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, PolandDepartment of Poultry Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, PolandVeterinary Practice Kokovet, Kanta 42/9, 10-691 Olsztyn, PolandDepartment of Poultry Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy, PolandRespiratory tract health critically affects the performance of commercial poultry. This report presents data on the microbial community in these organs from a comprehensive study of laying chickens and turkey breeders. The main objective was to characterize and compare the compositions of the respiratory system bacteria isolated from birds of different ages and geographical locations in Poland. Using samples from 28 turkey and 26 chicken flocks, the microbial community was determined by 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing. There was great variability between flocks. The diversity and abundance of upper respiratory tract (URT) bacteria was greater in chickens than in turkeys. At the phyla level, the URT of the chickens was heavily colonized by Proteobacteria, which represented 66.4% of the total microbiota, while in turkeys, this phylum constituted 42.6% of all bacteria. Firmicutes bacteria were more abundant in turkeys (43.2%) than in chickens (24.1%). The comparison of the respiratory tracts at the family and genus levels showed the diversity and abundance of amplicon sequence variants (ASV) differing markedly between the species. Potentially pathogenic bacteria ASV were identified in the respiratory tract, which are not always associated with clinical signs, but may affect bird productivity and performance. The data obtained, including characterization of the bacterial composition found in the respiratory system, may be useful for developing effective interventions strategies to improve production performance and prevent and control disease in commercial laying chickens and turkeys.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/987respiratory tractturkeychickenbacterial composition |
| spellingShingle | Olimpia Kursa Grzegorz Tomczyk Karolina Adamska Justyna Chrzanowska Anna Sawicka-Durkalec The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys Microorganisms respiratory tract turkey chicken bacterial composition |
| title | The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys |
| title_full | The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys |
| title_fullStr | The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys |
| title_short | The Microbial Community of the Respiratory Tract of Commercial Chickens and Turkeys |
| title_sort | microbial community of the respiratory tract of commercial chickens and turkeys |
| topic | respiratory tract turkey chicken bacterial composition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/987 |
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