mSystems
(Jun 2021)
Early-Life Immune System Maturation in Chickens Using a Synthetic Community of Cultured Gut Bacteria
Christian Zenner,
Thomas C. A. Hitch,
Thomas Riedel,
Esther Wortmann,
Stefan Tiede,
Eva M. Buhl,
Birte Abt,
Klaus Neuhaus,
Philippe Velge,
Jörg Overmann,
Bernd Kaspers,
Thomas Clavel
Affiliations
Christian Zenner
ORCiD Department for Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Immunology Study Group, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
Thomas C. A. Hitch
Functional Microbiome Research Group, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Thomas Riedel
Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
Esther Wortmann
Functional Microbiome Research Group, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
Stefan Tiede
Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
Eva M. Buhl
Electron Microscopy Facility, Institute of Pathology, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Birte Abt
Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
Klaus Neuhaus
ORCiD Core Facility Microbiome, ZIEL Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany
Philippe Velge
ORCiD ISP, INRAE, Université François Rabelais de Tours, UMR 1282, Nouzilly, France
Jörg Overmann
Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
Bernd Kaspers
Department for Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Immunology Study Group, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
Thomas Clavel
ORCiD Functional Microbiome Research Group, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.01300-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 3
Abstract
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The immune system plays a crucial role in sustaining animal health. Its development is markedly influenced by early microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract.
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