Dynamic Distribution of Gut Microbiota in Goats at Different Ages and Health States

The importance of the gut microbiota (GM) of animals is widely acknowledged because of its pivotal roles in metabolism, immunity, and health maintenance. The level of health can be reflected by the dynamic distribution of GM. In this study, high-throughput sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene w...

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Main Authors: Yujian Wang, Hao Zhang, Lin Zhu, Yulin Xu, Na Liu, Xiaomei Sun, Liping Hu, He Huang, Kai Wei, Ruiliang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02509/full