Transition of microbiota in chicken cecal droppings from commercial broiler farms
Abstract Background Chickens are major sources of human nutrition worldwide, but the chicken intestinal microbiota can be a source of bacterial infection. The microbiota has potential to regulate the colonization of pathogens by competitive exclusion, production of antimicrobial compounds, and stimu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02688-7 |