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ArticlePloS one2017

Exploring gastric bacterial community in young pigs.

Vincenzo Motta, Paolo Trevisi, Francesca Bertolini, Anisa Ribani, Giuseppina Schiavo, Luca Fontanesi, Paolo Bosi

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vincenzo MottaDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Paolo TrevisiDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Francesca BertoliniDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Anisa RibaniDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppina SchiavoDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Luca FontanesiDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Paolo BosiDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
University of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microbiota plays an important role in the homeostasis of the gastrointestinal tract. Understanding the variations of the commensal microbiota composition is crucial for a more efficient control of enteric infectious diseases and for the reduction of the use of antibiotics in animal production, which are the main points of interest for improved animal healthcare and welfare and for consumer health protection. Even though the intestinal microbiota has been extensively studied, little is known about the gastric microbiota. This pilot study was aimed at a descriptive analysis of the gastric microbiota in healthy pigs and at the identification of any differences among four potentially distinct microbial niches in the stomach. Gastric mucosal samples from the oxyntic area, the pylorus and the gastric groove, and a sample of gastric contents were collected from four healthy weaned pigs. Bacterial DNA was isolated and extracted from each sample and amplicons from the V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene were sequenced using Ion Torrent PGM. The data were analysed by an "unsupervised" and a "supervised" approach in the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP) pipeline. Proteobacteria was the dominant phylum in all the samples. Differences in bacterial community composition were found between mucosal and content samples (one-way ANOSIM pairwise post hoc test, p < 0.05); instead, the different mucosal regions did not show differences between them. The mucosal samples were characterised by Herbiconiux and Brevundimonas, two genera which include cellulolytic and xylanolytic strains. Nevertheless, additional larger trials are needed to support the data presented in this pilot study and to increase the knowledge regarding the resident microbiota of the stomach.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SStomachSwineRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID28249050
PMCPMC5332105
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