The chicken gut metagenome and the modulatory effects of plant-derived benzylisoquinoline alkaloids

The chicken gut metagenome and the modulatory effects of plant-derived benzylisoquinoline alkaloids

Abstract Background Sub-therapeutic antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in the poultry industry; however, the resulting antibiotic resistance threatens public health. A plant-derived growth promoter, Macleaya cordata extract (MCE), with effective ingredients of benzylisoquinoline alkaloi...

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Main Authors: Peng Huang, Yan Zhang, Kangpeng Xiao, Fan Jiang, Hengchao Wang, Dazhi Tang, Dan Liu, Bo Liu, Yisong Liu, Xi He, Hua Liu, Xiubin Liu, Zhixing Qing, Conghui Liu, Jialu Huang, Yuwei Ren, Long Yun, Lijuan Yin, Qian Lin, Cheng Zeng, Xiaogang Su, Jingyang Yuan, Li Lin, Nanxi Hu, Hualiang Cao, Sanwen Huang, Yuming Guo, Wei Fan, Jianguo Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Chicken
Gut metagenome
Microbiome
Growth promoter
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid
Antibiotic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0590-5

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