Responses of Intestinal Microbiota and Immunity to Increasing Dietary Levels of Iron Using a Piglet Model

Responses of Intestinal Microbiota and Immunity to Increasing Dietary Levels of Iron Using a Piglet Model

Iron is an essential metal for both animals and microbiota. In general, neonates and infants of humans and animals are at the risk of iron insufficiency. However, excess dietary iron usually causes negative impacts on the host and microbiota. This study aimed to investigate overloaded dietary iron s...

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Main Authors: Shuai Chen, Xin Wu, Xia Wang, Yirui Shao, Qiang Tu, Huansheng Yang, Jie Yin, Yulong Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
iron overload
pig
diarrhea
immunity
microbiota
Lactobacillus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2020.603392/full

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