Gut metagenomic analysis reveals prominent roles of Lactobacillus and cecal microbiota in chicken feed efficiency

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Yan, Wei ^a   Sun, Congjiao ^a   Yuan, Jingwei ^a   Yang, Ning ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DNA SEQUENCE; DUODENUM; FECES; GENETICS; INTESTINE FLORA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CECUM; CHICKENS; DUODENUM; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; LACTOBACILLUS; METAGENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 85016326143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep45308     Document Type: Article

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