Microbial community compositions in the gastrointestinal tract of Chinese Mongolian sheep using Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed high microbial diversity

Microbial community compositions in the gastrointestinal tract of Chinese Mongolian sheep using Illumina MiSeq sequencing revealed high microbial diversity

Abstract Chinese Mongolian sheep are an important ruminant raised for wool and meat production. However, little is known about the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of Chinese Mongolian sheep. To increase our understanding of the microbial community composition in the GIT of Chinese Mon...

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Main Authors: Yan Zeng, Dong Zeng, Xueqin Ni, Hui Zhu, Ping Jian, Yi Zhou, Shuai Xu, Yicen Lin, Yang Li, Zhongqiong Yin, Kangcheng Pan, Bo Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:AMB Express
Subjects:
Chinese Mongolian sheep
Gastrointestinal tract
Illumina MiSeq
Microbiota
Metabolic pathways
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-017-0378-1

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