Host and Environmental Factors Affecting the Intestinal Microbiota in Chickens

Host and Environmental Factors Affecting the Intestinal Microbiota in Chickens

The initial development of intestinal microbiota in poultry plays an important role in production performance, overall health and resistance against microbial infections. Multiplexed sequencing of 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicons is often used in studies, such as feed intervention or antimicrobial d...

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Main Authors: Jannigje G. Kers, Francisca C. Velkers, Egil A. J. Fischer, Gerben D. A. Hermes, J. A. Stegeman, Hauke Smidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
gut microbiota
poultry
confounding factors
microbiome
gut health
16S rRNA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00235/full

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