Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum

Abstract Background Chickens are a highly important source of protein for a large proportion of the human population. The caecal microbiota plays a crucial role in chicken nutrition through the production of short-chain fatty acids, nitrogen recycling, and amino acid production. In this study, we se...

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Main Authors: Laura Glendinning, Robert D. Stewart, Mark J. Pallen, Kellie A. Watson, Mick Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
MAG
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-020-1947-1