The general composition of the faecal virome of pigs depends on age, but not on feeding with a probiotic bacterium.

BACKGROUND:The pig faecal virome, which comprises the community of viruses present in pig faeces, is complex and consists of pig viruses, bacteriophages, transiently passaged plant viruses and other minor virus species. Only little is known about factors influencing its general composition. Here, th...

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Main Authors: Jana Sachsenröder, Sven O Twardziok, Matthias Scheuch, Reimar Johne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929612?pdf=render