Whole Transcriptome Analysis of Chicken Bursa Reveals Candidate Gene That Enhances the Host’s Immune Response to Coccidiosis

Coccidiosis is a major hazard to the chicken industry, but the host’s immune response to coccidiosis remains unclear. Here, we performed Eimeria coccidia challenge in 28-day-old ROSS 308 broilers and selected the bursa from the three most severely affected individuals and three healthy individuals f...

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Main Authors: Lijin Guo, Weiling Huang, Feng Tong, Xiaolan Chen, Sen Cao, Haiping Xu, Wei Luo, Zhenhui Li, Qinghua Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.573676/full