Microbial community composition of the ileum and cecum of broiler chickens as revealed by molecular and culture-based techniques

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1151-1164

  Bjerrum, L ^a   Engberg, R M ^b   Leser, T D ^c   Jensen, B B ^b   Finster, K ^d   Pedersen, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid; Broiler chicken; Cloning; Intestinal microflora; Organic

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CECUM; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ILEUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CECUM; CHICKENS; ILEUM; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 33746905537     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.7.1151     Document Type: Article

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