Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals that High-Grain Feeding Alters the Composition and Metabolism of Cecal Microbiota and Induces Cecal Mucosal Injury in Sheep

Fei Xie; Lei Xu; Yue Wang; Shengyong Mao

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00915-21

mSystems (Oct 2021)

Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals that High-Grain Feeding Alters the Composition and Metabolism of Cecal Microbiota and Induces Cecal Mucosal Injury in Sheep

Fei Xie,
Lei Xu,
Yue Wang,
Shengyong Mao

Affiliations

Fei Xie: ORCiD; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Lei Xu: Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Yue Wang: Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Shengyong Mao: ORCiD; Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00915-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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High-grain (HG) diets are known to alter the rumen microbiome. However, the responses of the hindgut microbiota and its epithelial function need further investigation in ruminants.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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