Comparison of Oropharyngeal Microbiota in Healthy Piglets and Piglets With Respiratory Disease

Comparison of Oropharyngeal Microbiota in Healthy Piglets and Piglets With Respiratory Disease

Porcine respiratory disease (PRD) is responsible for severe economic losses in the swine industry worldwide. Our objective was to characterize the oropharyngeal microbiota of suckling piglets and compare the microbiota of healthy piglets and piglets with PRD. Oropharyngeal swabs were collected from...

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Main Authors: Qun Wang, Rujian Cai, Anni Huang, Xiaoru Wang, Wan Qu, Lei Shi, Chunling Li, He Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
porcine respiratory disease
piglets
16S rRNA sequencing
oropharyngeal microbiota
microbial community
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03218/full

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