Promotion of Early Gut Colonization by Probiotic Intervention on Microbiota Diversity in Pregnant Sows

The aim of this work was to design a novel mixed probiotic culture for piglets and to evaluate its beneficial effect on the piglets’ gut health. The possible mechanisms of probiotic activity, such as adhesion, competitive pathogen exclusion and influence on gut microbiota diversity were determined....

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Main Authors: Katarina Veljović, Miroslav Dinić, Jovanka Lukić, Sanja Mihajlović, Maja Tolinački, Milica Živković, Jelena Begović, Igor Mrvaljević, Nataša Golić, Amarela Terzić-Vidojević
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02028/full