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7 Citations
4,041 Views
11 Pages

11 March 2022

Microbiome plays vital role in the life. Study the microbiome of plants with great impact in the planet can provide significant information to solve many problems. Therefore, finding structural population of plant microbiome needs scientific approach...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,100 Views
14 Pages

Dependence Structure Analysis and Its Application in Human Microbiome

  • Shilan Li,
  • Jianxin Shi,
  • Paul Albert and
  • Hong-Bin Fang

20 December 2022

The human microbiome has been recently shown to be associated with disease risks and has important implications in risk stratification and precision medicine. Due to abundant taxa in the human body, microbiome data are high-dimensional and compositio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,681 Views
23 Pages

9 June 2022

The gut microbiome is related to many major human diseases, and it is of great significance to study the structure of the gut microbiome under different conditions. Multivariate statistics or pattern recognition methods were often used to identify di...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,237 Views
16 Pages

Many studies have attempted to explore the changes in the structure and function of symbiotic microbiomes, as well as the underlying genetic mechanism during crop domestication. However, most of these studies have focused on crop root microbiomes, wh...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,094 Views
15 Pages

Gastric Microbiome Diversities in Gastric Cancer Patients from Europe and Asia Mimic the Human Population Structure and Are Partly Driven by Microbiome Quantitative Trait Loci

  • Bruno Cavadas,
  • Rui Camacho,
  • Joana C. Ferreira,
  • Rui M. Ferreira,
  • Ceu Figueiredo,
  • Alvis Brazma,
  • Nuno A. Fonseca and
  • Luísa Pereira

The human gastrointestinal tract harbors approximately 100 trillion microorganisms with different microbial compositions across geographic locations. In this work, we used RNASeq data from stomach samples of non-disease (164 individuals from European...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,732 Views
12 Pages

30 September 2022

Brown macroalgae, a key component of the vegetated coastal ecosystems, can sequester a large amount of CO2, which is mainly converted to polysaccharides. These polysaccharides confer complex structures and are difficult to be degraded by microbial co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,716 Views
11 Pages

31 January 2022

Geographical populations of Culter alburnus inhabiting different regions of China present substantial differences in their reproduction and development characters. This study compared the intestinal structures, digestive enzyme activities, and intest...

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2,284 Views
38 Pages

17 March 2025

Oncologists increasingly recognize the microbiome as an important facilitator of health as well as a contributor to disease, including, specifically, cancer. Our knowledge of the etiologies, mechanisms, and modulation of microbiome states that amelio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
4,601 Views
11 Pages

The Influence of Bacteria Causing Subclinical Mastitis on the Structure of the Cow’s Milk Microbiome

  • Łukasz Kaczorowski,
  • Jolanta Powierska-Czarny,
  • Łukasz Wolko,
  • Agnieszka Piotrowska-Cyplik,
  • Paweł Cyplik and
  • Jakub Czarny

11 March 2022

Mastitis is the most expensive disease of dairy cattle across the world and is the main reason for the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry. The aim of this study was to analyze the microbiome of raw milk obtained from a semi-subsistence farm locat...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,108 Views
19 Pages

1 August 2024

Leymus chinensis is a high-quality forage with wide distribution. Disease is an important factor affecting the yield and quality of L. chinensis. To investigate the effect of grazing on the phyllosphere microbiome community and leaf spot disease in L...

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  • Open Access
244 Views
26 Pages

Geographic, Temporal and Genetic Factors Shaping the Structure and Function of Walnut Rhizosphere Microbiome

  • Silvia García-García,
  • Sergio Diez-Hermano,
  • Julio J. Diez and
  • Jerson Garita-Cambronero

27 February 2026

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) performance and sustainability are closely linked to soil–plant–microbe interactions; nowadays, the combined influence of edaphic context, plantation development and rootstock genotype on walnut-associated microb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,086 Views
19 Pages

24 August 2022

Early weaning leads to the disorder of the gut microbiome and gut mucosal barrier injury. Early intervention of gut microbiome colonization contributes to the development of the gut microbiome and gut function. The aim of this study was to explore th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,814 Views
21 Pages

Seasonal Shifts in Soil Microbiome Structure Are Associated with the Cultivation of the Local Runner Bean Variety around the Lake Mikri Prespa

  • Evangelia Stavridou,
  • Ioanna Karamichali,
  • Georgios Lagiotis,
  • Elena Patsea,
  • Maslin Osathanunkul and
  • Panagiotis Madesis

31 October 2022

Leguminous crops play a key role in food production and agroecosystem sustainability. However, climate change and agricultural intensification have a significant impact on the available arable land, soil microbiome functions, and ultimately, crop pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
422 Views
20 Pages

Citrus Genotype Modulates Rhizosphere Microbiome Structure and Function Under Drought Stress

  • Yanqi Teng,
  • Can Yin,
  • Fuyin Xu,
  • Jiyu Chen,
  • Qiong Wu,
  • Mingyan Ye,
  • Yiding Liu and
  • Kai Zhu

26 December 2025

Drought stress substantially impairs citrus growth and alters the rhizosphere microbial composition; however, the role of these microbial communities in plant drought tolerance remains poorly understood. This study investigated the rhizosphere microb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
608 Views
21 Pages

The deep terrestrial subsurface is the largest reservoir of Earth’s freshwater resources as well as the largest habitat for prokaryotic life. However, the deep-subsurface microbiome, especially its spatial distribution across countries/continen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,094 Views
22 Pages

Soil Parameters and Forest Structure Commonly Form the Microbiome Composition and Activity of Topsoil Layers in Planted Forests

  • Katalin Bereczki,
  • Endre György Tóth,
  • Tibor Szili-Kovács,
  • Melinda Megyes,
  • Kristóf Korponai,
  • Botond Boldizsár Lados,
  • Gábor Illés,
  • Attila Benke and
  • Károly Márialigeti

Soil bacterial communities play a remarkable role in nutrient cycling, significantly affecting soil organic material content, soil fertility, and, in an indirect way, plant succession processes. Conversely, vegetation type influences microbial soil l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,737 Views
16 Pages

Tillage and stubble management play crucial roles in conservation agriculture, exerting a considerable influence on soil properties. This study aims to focus on the gaps in our understanding of how tillage and stubble management interact to affect th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,189 Views
26 Pages

Functional and Seasonal Changes in the Structure of Microbiome Inhabiting Bottom Sediments of a Pond Intended for Ecological King Carp Farming

  • Agnieszka Wolińska,
  • Anna Kruczyńska,
  • Jarosław Grządziel,
  • Anna Gałązka,
  • Anna Marzec-Grządziel,
  • Klaudia Szałaj and
  • Agnieszka Kuźniar

14 June 2022

The main goal of the study was to determine changes in the bacterial structure in bottom sediments occurring over the seasons of the year and to estimate microbial metabolic activity. Bottom sediments were collected four times in the year (spring, su...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,196 Views
18 Pages

Endophytes are essential in plant succession and evolution, and essential for stress resistance. Coralloid root is a unique root structure found in cycads that has played a role in resisting adverse environments, yet the core taxa and microbial commu...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,091 Views
15 Pages

Microbiome Structure of Activated Sludge after Adaptation to Landfill Leachate Treatment in a Lab-Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor

  • Mihaela Kirilova,
  • Ivaylo Yotinov,
  • Yovana Todorova,
  • Nora Dinova,
  • Stilyana Lincheva,
  • Irina Schneider and
  • Yana Topalova

9 January 2024

During adaptation to waters that are rich in xenobiotics, biological systems pass through multiple stages. The first one is related to the restructuring of communities, pronounced destruction of the structure, and multiplication of active biodegradan...

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  • Open Access
380 Views
18 Pages

Tea Cultivar Genotype Shapes Rhizosphere Microbiome Assembly Through Metabolic Differentiation

  • Lingfei Ji,
  • Xiwen Fang,
  • Shengxian Chen,
  • Zeyi Ai,
  • Kang Ni,
  • Yiyang Yang and
  • Jianyun Ruan

29 January 2026

Tea cultivar genotype plays a critical role in shaping rhizosphere microbiome assembly, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study employed a controlled pot experiment with five widely cultivated Chinese tea cultivars (Camelli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,615 Views
18 Pages

Foliar Application of Bacillus thuringiensis Enhances Tea Quality and Plant Defense via Phyllosphere Microbiome Modulation

  • Yulin Xiong,
  • He Liu,
  • Dongliang Li,
  • Wei Xie,
  • Zhong Wang,
  • Xiaohong Fang,
  • Jizhou Wang,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Xi Du and
  • Yongcong Hong
  • + 4 authors

The plant microbiome plays a crucial role in the health of the tea plant, while Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is widely utilized as a biological pesticide in tea gardens, promoting sustainable agricultural practices. However, the effects of Bt spraying...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,807 Views
20 Pages

Microbial Diversity and Community Structure of Wastewater-Driven Microalgal Biofilms

  • Olga Blifernez-Klassen,
  • Julia Hassa,
  • Diana L. Reinecke,
  • Tobias Busche,
  • Viktor Klassen and
  • Olaf Kruse

Dwindling water sources increase the need for efficient wastewater treatment. Solar-driven algal turf scrubber (ATS) system may remediate wastewater by supporting the development and growth of periphytic microbiomes that function and interact in a hi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,740 Views
18 Pages

18 November 2024

Whether exposing the microbiome to antibiotics decreases or increases the risk of blood stream infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter, and Candida among ICU patients, and how this altered risk might be mediated, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,966 Views
29 Pages

Chemical Structure of Stabilizing Layers of Negatively Charged Silver Nanoparticles as an Effector of Shifts in Soil Bacterial Microbiome under Short-Term Exposure

  • Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki,
  • Magdalena Oćwieja,
  • Sławomir Ciesielski,
  • Wiktor Halecki,
  • Ewelina Matras and
  • Anna Gorczyca

In this work, we have assessed the exposure of soil bacteria from potato monoculture to three types of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as well as silver ions (Ag+ ions) delivered in the form of silver nitrate and a commercially available fungicide. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
857 Views
17 Pages

Three Antibiotics Exert Differential Effects on the Larval Microbiome and Fitness of Hyphantria cunea

  • Tong-Pu Li,
  • Zhi-Heng Wang,
  • Chen-Hao Wang,
  • Bing-Ren Hao,
  • Si-Ying Song,
  • Zhuoma Dawa,
  • Han Lei and
  • Lv-Quan Zhao

The severe damage caused by the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea is closely related to its internal microbiota. However, due to the widespread use of antibiotics and their environmental persistence, the specific effects of various antibiotics on the mic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,604 Views
20 Pages

Effects of Grafting on the Structure and Function of Coffee Rhizosphere Microbiome

  • Yan Sun,
  • Lin Yan,
  • Ang Zhang,
  • Jianfeng Yang,
  • Qingyun Zhao,
  • Xingjun Lin,
  • Zixiao Zhang,
  • Lifang Huang,
  • Xiao Wang and
  • Xiaoyang Wang

21 October 2024

Heterologous double-root grafting represents an effective strategy to mitigate challenges associated with continuous coffee cropping and reduce soil-borne diseases. However, its specific regulatory mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, a field experi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,110 Views
12 Pages

Structures of the Skin Microbiome and Mycobiome Depending on Skin Sensitivity

  • Hye Lim Keum,
  • Hanbyul Kim,
  • Hye-Jin Kim,
  • Taehun Park,
  • Seoyung Kim,
  • Susun An and
  • Woo Jun Sul

Sensitive skin (SS) syndrome is a globally widespread, self-diagnosed discomfort characterized by subjective complaints. Although the skin microbiome is considered important in skin health, the relationship between the skin microbiome and skin sensit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,227 Views
20 Pages

31 July 2022

The effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on microbiota homeostasis and their physiological relevance are still unclear. Herein, we compared the modulation and consequent pharmacological effects of oral administration of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,937 Views
15 Pages

SAMBA: Structure-Learning of Aquaculture Microbiomes Using a Bayesian Approach

  • Beatriz Soriano,
  • Ahmed Ibrahem Hafez,
  • Fernando Naya-Català,
  • Federico Moroni,
  • Roxana Andreea Moldovan,
  • Socorro Toxqui-Rodríguez,
  • María Carla Piazzon,
  • Vicente Arnau,
  • Carlos Llorens and
  • Jaume Pérez-Sánchez

19 August 2023

Gut microbiomes of fish species consist of thousands of bacterial taxa that interact among each other, their environment, and the host. These complex networks of interactions are regulated by a diverse range of factors, yet little is known about the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,717 Views
18 Pages

This study investigated the effects of various titanium nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) on the structure, function, and trophic levels of the wheat rhizobiome. In contrast to the typically toxic effects of small nanoparticles (~10 nm), this research focused...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,780 Views
14 Pages

The Hirudo Medicinalis Microbiome Is a Source of New Antimicrobial Peptides

  • Ekaterina Grafskaia,
  • Elizaveta Pavlova,
  • Vladislav V. Babenko,
  • Ivan Latsis,
  • Maja Malakhova,
  • Victoria Lavrenova,
  • Pavel Bashkirov,
  • Dmitrii Belousov,
  • Dmitry Klinov and
  • Vassili Lazarev

27 September 2020

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered a promising new class of anti-infectious agents. This study reports new antimicrobial peptides derived from the Hirudo medicinalis microbiome identified by a computational analysis method applied to the H....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,438 Views
12 Pages

The advent of next-generation sequencing has allowed for higher-throughput determination of which species live within a specific location. Here we establish that three analysis methods for estimating diversity within samples—namely, Operational Taxon...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,347 Views
26 Pages

Bisphenols—A Threat to the Natural Environment

  • Magdalena Zaborowska,
  • Jadwiga Wyszkowska,
  • Agata Borowik and
  • Jan Kucharski

29 September 2023

Negative public sentiment built up around bisphenol A (BPA) follows growing awareness of the frequency of this chemical compound in the environment. The increase in air, water, and soil contamination by BPA has also generated the need to replace it w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,063 Views
15 Pages

Rapid Preparation of a Large Sulfated Metabolite Library for Structure Validation in Human Samples

  • Mario S. P. Correia,
  • Weifeng Lin,
  • Arash J. Aria,
  • Abhishek Jain and
  • Daniel Globisch

16 October 2020

Metabolomics analysis of biological samples is widely applied in medical and natural sciences. Assigning the correct chemical structure in the metabolite identification process is required to draw the correct biological conclusions and still remains...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,876 Views
21 Pages

18 February 2021

The rhizosphere’s microbial communities consist of a diverse set of microorganisms that can be beneficial to plants. These beneficial microorganisms are key determinants of plant productivity and health. In this study, we used shotgun metagenomics to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
11,701 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Leonardite-Derived Amendments on Soil Microbiome Structure and Potato Yield

  • Nuraly Akimbekov,
  • Xiaohui Qiao,
  • Ilya Digel,
  • Gulzhamal Abdieva,
  • Perizat Ualieva and
  • Azhar Zhubanova

Humic substances originating from various organic matters can ameliorate soil properties, stimulate plant growth, and improve nutrient uptake. Due to the low calorific heating value, leonardite is rather unsuitable as fuel. However, it may serve as a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,146 Views
19 Pages

Effect of PGPRs on the Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure and Yield of Silage Maize in Saline–Alkaline Fields

  • Weisong Zhao,
  • Shezeng Li,
  • Wei Yang,
  • Naqi Cui,
  • Xiuyun Lu,
  • Shaojing Mo,
  • Qinggang Guo and
  • Ping Ma

20 August 2025

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, PGPR, can protect plants against soil-borne diseases and abiotic stress conditions. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different PGPRs (TF1, TF2, TF3, and TF4) on the rhizosphere m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,147 Views
29 Pages

Fecal Microbiota, Forage Nutrients, and Metabolic Responses of Horses Grazing Warm- and Cool-Season Grass Pastures

  • Jennifer R. Weinert-Nelson,
  • Amy S. Biddle,
  • Harini Sampath and
  • Carey A. Williams

22 February 2023

Integrating warm-season grasses into cool-season equine grazing systems can increase pasture availability during summer months. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of this management strategy on the fecal microbiome and relationships...

  • Article
  • Open Access
461 Views
14 Pages

Iohexol as an Emerging Contaminant Potentially Influencing Structural and Functional Changes in the Activated Sludge Microbiome

  • Agnieszka Nowak,
  • Magdalena Pacwa-Płociniczak,
  • Urszula Guzik and
  • Danuta Wojcieszyńska

3 December 2025

Iohexol (IOX) is one of the most commonly used iodinated contrast agents due to its relatively low toxicity. However, owing to its low biodegradability, it accumulates in wastewater and sewage sludge, ultimately reaching wastewater treatment plants....

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,078 Views
15 Pages

Brain science, an emerging, dynamic, multidisciplinary basic research field, is generating numerous valuable data. However, there are still several obstacles for the utilization of these data, such as data fragmentation, heterogeneity, availability,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
701 Views
17 Pages

Scalp Microbiome Composition in Young Women: Associations with Scalp Type, Sensitivity, and Lifestyle Factors

  • Ying Guo,
  • Yao Zhang,
  • Qiaoni Hui,
  • Shenshen Zhu,
  • Jingtao Wang and
  • Liya Song

7 January 2026

Background: The scalp represents a distinct ecological niche within the skin, and the structure of its microbiota, together with the factors shaping it, is considered important for the maintenance of scalp health. Methods: This study systematically a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,408 Views
28 Pages

Dynamic Microbiome Responses to Structurally Diverse Anthocyanin-Rich Foods in a Western Diet Context

  • Mohammed F. Almatani,
  • Giovanni Rompato,
  • Eliza C. Stewart,
  • Marcus Hayden,
  • Jeremy Case,
  • Samuel Rice,
  • Korry J. Hintze and
  • Abby D. Benninghoff

1 July 2025

Background/Objectives: Anthocyanin (ACN)-rich foods are known to influence the gut microbiota composition, but the temporal dynamics and structural specificity of these effects remain poorly understood. This study investigated how distinct ACN-rich f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,477 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Composition of Gut Microbiota in Healthy and Autism Spectrum Disorder Children

  • Rongrong Yu,
  • Temoor Ahmed,
  • Hubiao Jiang,
  • Guoling Zhou,
  • Muchen Zhang,
  • Luqiong Lv and
  • Bin Li

23 September 2021

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) seriously affects children’s health, while the gut microbiome has been widely hypothesized to be involved in the regulation of ASD behavior. This study investigated and compared the number, diversity, and population str...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,226 Views
16 Pages

4 November 2021

Root selection of their associated microbiome composition and activities is determined by the plant’s developmental stage and distance from the root. Total gene abundance, structure and functions of root-associated and rhizospheric microbiomes were s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,102 Views
11 Pages

20 March 2022

Replant disease caused by continuous cropping obstacles commonly occurs in a Lilium brownii consecutive monoculture. To reveal the mechanisms contributing to the continuous cropping obstacles of L. brownii, four cropping patterns (fallow, L. brownii-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,886 Views
15 Pages

The Microbiome Structure of the Symbiosis between the Desert Truffle Terfezia boudieri and Its Host Plant Helianthemum sessiliflorum

  • Lakkakula Satish,
  • Hana Barak,
  • Guy Keren,
  • Galit Yehezkel,
  • Ariel Kushmaro,
  • Eitan Ben-Dov,
  • Varda Kagan-Zur,
  • Ze’ev Barak and
  • Yaron Sitrit

10 October 2022

The desert truffle Terfezia boudieri is an ascomycete fungus that forms ect-endomycorrhiza in the roots of plants belonging to Cistaceae. The fungus forms hypogeous edible fruit bodies, appreciated as gourmet food. Truffles and host plants are coloni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,294 Views
19 Pages

Quercus ilex Phyllosphere Microbiome Environmental-Driven Structure and Composition Shifts in a Mediterranean Contex

  • Alessia Postiglione,
  • Antonello Prigioniero,
  • Daniela Zuzolo,
  • Maria Tartaglia,
  • Pierpaolo Scarano,
  • Maria Maisto,
  • Maria Antonietta Ranauda,
  • Rosaria Sciarrillo,
  • Sofie Thijs and
  • Carmine Guarino
  • + 1 author

15 December 2022

The intra- and interdomain phyllosphere microbiome features of Quercus ilex L. in a Mediterranean context is reported. We hypothesized that the main driver of the phyllosphere microbiome might be the season and that atmospheric pollutants might have...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,524 Views
16 Pages

Comparison of the Structure of Soil Microbial Communities of Different Ecosystems Using the Microbiome Sequencing Approach

  • Audrius Kačergius,
  • Diana Sivojienė,
  • Renata Gudiukaitė,
  • Eugenija Bakšienė,
  • Aistė Masevičienė and
  • Lina Žičkienė

In this study, we aimed to compare the functional and taxonomic composition of soil microbial communities in different ecosystems, agricultural, natural grasslands, and old-growth forests, in the context of different environmental conditions. In this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,178 Views
20 Pages

A Multi-Omics Protocol for Swine Feces to Elucidate Longitudinal Dynamics in Microbiome Structure and Function

  • Laurin Christopher Gierse,
  • Alexander Meene,
  • Daniel Schultz,
  • Theresa Schwaiger,
  • Claudia Karte,
  • Charlotte Schröder,
  • Haitao Wang,
  • Christine Wünsche,
  • Karen Methling and
  • Katharina Riedel
  • + 7 authors

Swine are regarded as promising biomedical models, but the dynamics of their gastrointestinal microbiome have been much less investigated than that of humans or mice. The aim of this study was to establish an integrated multi-omics protocol to invest...

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