Changes in bacterial populations in the ileum of pigs fed low-phosphorus diets supplemented with different sources of fermentable carbohydrates

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-89

  Metzler, B U ^a   Vahjen, W ^b   Baumgartel T ^c   Rodehutscord, M ^c   Mosenthin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbohydrates; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Gut microbiota; Pig; Realtime PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM COCCOIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM LEPTUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GLYCINE MAX; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS AMYLOVORUS; LACTOBACILLUS MUCOSAE; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PREVOTELLA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57649210870     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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