Early-life prophylactic antibiotic treatment disturbs the stability of the gut microbiota and increases susceptibility to H9N2 AIV in chicks

Early-life prophylactic antibiotic treatment disturbs the stability of the gut microbiota and increases susceptibility to H9N2 AIV in chicks

Abstract Background Antibiotics are widely used for prophylactic therapy and for improving the growth performance of chicken. The problem of bacterial drug resistance caused by antibiotic abuse has previously attracted extensive attention; however, the influence of early-day use of prophylactic anti...

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Main Authors: Xianghui Liang, Zhipeng Zhang, Hai Wang, Xingbang Lu, Wen Li, Haoran Lu, Ayan Roy, Xuejuan Shen, David M. Irwin, Yongyi Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Prophylactic antibiotic
Chicken
Gut microbiota
H9N2 influenza virus
Disease resistance
Antibiotic resistance genes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01609-8

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