Identification of an Intestinal Microbiota Signature Associated With the Severity of Necrotic Enteritis

Identification of an Intestinal Microbiota Signature Associated With the Severity of Necrotic Enteritis

Necrotic enteritis (NE), an economically devastating disease of poultry caused by pathogenic Clostridium perfringens, is known to induce small intestinal lesions and dysbiosis. However, the intestinal microbes that are associated with NE severity are yet to be characterized. Here, we investigated th...

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Main Authors: Qing Yang, Jing Liu, Xiaofan Wang, Kelsy Robinson, Melanie A. Whitmore, Sydney N. Stewart, Jiangchao Zhao, Guolong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Clostridium perfringens
dysbiosis
necrotic enteritis
microbiota
microbiome
poultry
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.703693/full

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