High-throughput sequence-based analysis of the intestinal microbiota of weanling pigs fed genetically modified MON810 maize expressing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab (Bt Maize) for 31 Days

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4217-4224

  Buzoianu, Stefan G ^a,b   Walsh, Maria C ^a   Rea, Mary C ^c,d   O'Sullivan, Orla ^c,d   Cotter, Paul D ^c,d   Ross, R Paul ^c,d   Gardiner, Gillian E ^b   Lawlor, Peadar G ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME RESISTANT STARCH; GENETIC MODIFICATIONS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; HUMAN MODEL; INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN; MICROBIOTAS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS;

BACTERIOLOGY; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUTRITION; RNA;

MAMMALS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ACCLIMATION; BACTERIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PIG; PROTEIN; WEANING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTA; DIET; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOTOXINS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWINE; ZEA MAYS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCACEAE; ERYSIPELOTRICHACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE; SUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864087173     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00307-12     Document Type: Article

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