Efficacy of Fecal Sampling as a Gut Proxy in the Study of Chicken Gut Microbiota

Efficacy of Fecal Sampling as a Gut Proxy in the Study of Chicken Gut Microbiota

Despite the convenience and non-invasiveness of fecal sampling, the fecal microbiota does not fully represent that of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and the efficacy of fecal sampling to accurately represent the gut microbiota in birds is poorly understood. In this study, we aim to identify the ef...

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Main Authors: Wei Yan, Congjiao Sun, Jiangxia Zheng, Chaoliang Wen, Congliang Ji, Dexiang Zhang, Yonghua Chen, Zhuocheng Hou, Ning Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
gut microbiota
feces
proxy
spatial relationships
chicken
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02126/full

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