Bacterial profiling of Haemonchus contortus gut microbiome infecting Dohne Merino sheep in South Africa

Bacterial profiling of Haemonchus contortus gut microbiome infecting Dohne Merino sheep in South Africa

Abstract A metagenomic approach was used to study the gut microbiome of Haemonchus contortus field strains and that of its predilection site, the abomasum of Dohne Merino sheep. The abomasum contents and H. contortus were collected from 10 naturally infected Dohne Merino sheep. The H. contortus spec...

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Main Authors: T. Mafuna, P. Soma, A. M. Tsotetsi-Khambule, C. A. Hefer, F. C. Muchadeyi, O. M. M. Thekisoe, R. E. Pierneef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85282-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85282-7

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