Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus on gut microbiota composition in broilers challenged with Clostridium perfringens.

This study shows the effects of dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus acidophilus on the gut microbiota of broiler chickens challenged with Clostridium perfringens infection during a 21-day period according to pyrosequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. In a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of tre...

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Main Authors: Zhui Li, Weiwei Wang, Dan Liu, Yuming Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708699?pdf=render