Dietary proline supplementation alters colonic luminal microbiota and bacterial metabolite composition between days 45 and 70 of pregnancy in Huanjiang mini-pigs

Abstract Background Pregnancy is associated with important changes in gut microbiota composition. Dietary factors may affect the diversity, composition, and metabolic activity of the intestinal microbiota. Among amino acids, proline is known to play important roles in protein metabolism and structur...

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Main Authors: Yujiao Ji, Qiuping Guo, Yulong Yin, Francois Blachier, Xiangfeng Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0233-5

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