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Cecal drop reflects the chickens' cecal microbiome, fecal drop does not.
Pauwels, J.; Taminiau, Bernard; Janssens, Guy et al.
2015In Journal of Microbiological Methods, 117, p. 164-70
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Keywords :
Cecal drop; cecal content; cecal microbiota; fecal drop
Abstract :
[en] Microbiota in the gastro-intestinal tract are closely related to both the intestinal and overall health of the host. Experimental chickens have always been euthanized in order to identify and quantify the bacteria in cecal content. In this study, quantification and identification of the microbial populations in cecal drop, cecal content and fecal drop samples from chickens showed that cecal drop contains a bacterial community that is very similar (concerning bacterial diversity, richness and species composition) to cecal content, as opposed to the bacterial community found in fecal drop. Cecal drop analysis thus allows for longitudinal experiments on chickens' cecal bacteria. The varying results in the analysis of fecal samples questions the method's reliability in reflecting the true cecal microbiota in chickens.
Disciplines :
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Pauwels, J.
Taminiau, Bernard  ;  Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Microbiologie des denrées alimentaires
Janssens, Guy 
De Beenhouwer, M.
Delhalle, Laurent ;  Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Microbiologie des denrées alimentaires
Daube, Georges  ;  Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Microbiologie des denrées alimentaires
Coopman, F.
Language :
English
Title :
Cecal drop reflects the chickens' cecal microbiome, fecal drop does not.
Publication date :
2015
Journal title :
Journal of Microbiological Methods
ISSN :
0167-7012
eISSN :
1872-8359
Publisher :
Elsevier, Netherlands
Volume :
117
Pages :
164-70
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Copyright (c) 2015. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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