Spatial heterogeneity and stability of bacterial community in the gastrointestinal tracts of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1942-1950

  Choi, J H ^a,b   Kim, G B ^c   Cha, C J ^a,b  

^a Department of Systems Biotechnology ^*  (South Korea)

^b Institute of Microbiomics   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bacterial community; broiler chicken; gastrointestinal tract; gut microbiota; pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BROILER CHICKEN; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PYROSEQUENCING;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BROILER CHICKEN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUT MICROBIOTA; PYROSEQUENCING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHICKENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIOTA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84905679861     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2014-03974     Document Type: Article

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