The Influence of Essential Oils on Gut Microbial Profiles in Pigs
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Preparation of Oregano Herb Extract
2.3. Formulation of “Liquid/Solid” Phase with Essential Oils
2.4. EEOs Combination
2.5. Cytotoxicity Testing of EEOs
2.6. Chemical Analysis of Essential Oils and Tablets
2.7. In Vivo Experiment Design
2.8. Metagenomics and Microbial Profiling
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Chemical Analysis of EOs
3.2. Cytotoxic Effects of EEOs
3.3. Microbial Profiles in the Gut of Experimental Animals
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Thymol mg/mL | Carvacrol mg/mL | Menthol mg/mL |
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Tablets before (19 May 2019) | 1.20206 | 0.0145364 | 0.56 |
Tablets after (19 May 2019) | 1.02065 | 0.0112584 | 0.225 |
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Ruzauskas, M.; Bartkiene, E.; Stankevicius, A.; Bernatoniene, J.; Zadeike, D.; Lele, V.; Starkute, V.; Zavistanaviciute, P.; Grigas, J.; Zokaityte, E.; et al. The Influence of Essential Oils on Gut Microbial Profiles in Pigs. Animals 2020, 10, 1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101734
Ruzauskas M, Bartkiene E, Stankevicius A, Bernatoniene J, Zadeike D, Lele V, Starkute V, Zavistanaviciute P, Grigas J, Zokaityte E, et al. The Influence of Essential Oils on Gut Microbial Profiles in Pigs. Animals. 2020; 10(10):1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101734
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuzauskas, Modestas, Elena Bartkiene, Arunas Stankevicius, Jurga Bernatoniene, Daiva Zadeike, Vita Lele, Vytaute Starkute, Paulina Zavistanaviciute, Juozas Grigas, Egle Zokaityte, and et al. 2020. "The Influence of Essential Oils on Gut Microbial Profiles in Pigs" Animals 10, no. 10: 1734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101734