Reduced environmental bacterial load during early development and gut colonisation has detrimental health consequences in Japanese quail

Gastrointestinal colonisation by commensal microbiota is essential for the health and well-being of the host. We aimed to evaluate the influence of a reduced bacterial load environment on microbiota development and maturation, and the possibility of targeted colonisation via at-hatch administration...

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Main Authors: Ngare Wilkinson, Robert J. Hughes, Yadav Sharma Bajagai, William J. Aspden, Thi Thu Hao Van, Robert J. Moore, Dragana Stanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402030058X