Effects of antibiotics on chicken gut microbiota: community alterations and pathogen identification

The extensive use of antibiotics in animal husbandry, either for therapeutic purposes or as growth promoters, has raised significant concerns about their effects on poultry. However, when antibiotics are used as therapeutic agents, their impact on the gut microbiota of poultry remains unknown. This...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Ruiqi Zhan, Yining Lu, Yuan Xu, Xiaokun Li, Xilong Wang, Guanliu Yu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Subjects:	antibiotics chicken gut microbiota single-molecule real-time sequencing bacteria
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1562510/full