Gut eukaryotic communities in pigs: diversity, composition and host genetics contribution

Abstract Background The pig gut microbiome harbors thousands of species of archaea, bacteria, viruses and eukaryotes such as protists and fungi. However, since the majority of published studies have been focused on prokaryotes, little is known about the diversity, host-genetic control, and contribut...

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Main Authors: Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas, Francesc Prenafeta-Boldú, Laura M. Zingaretti, Olga Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Antoni Dalmau, Raquel Quintanilla, Maria Ballester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-020-00038-4