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Microbiota Composition and Functional Profiling Throughout the Gastrointestinal Tract of Commercial Weaning Piglets.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dynamic Distribution of Gut Microbiota in Pigs at Different Growth Stages: Composition and Contribution.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Pooled it
- Metatranscriptomic Analysis Reveals Functional Features of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Tibetan Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Synergistic Benefits of Butyric Acid and Resistant Potato Starch on Growth and Gut Health in Weaned Pigs.Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition · 2026Article
- Kluyveromyces marxianus CIDCA 9121 as Probiotic Supplement for Sows and Piglets: Effects on Biological and Productive Outcomes During Early Post-weaning.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Dietary Supplementation with Algal-Derived Oligosaccharides: Impacts on the Growth Potential, Systemic Immunity, and Cecal Microbiota of Weaned Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Consequences ofMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Virome of post-weaned diarrhoeic pigs and healthy cohorts in England.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Microbial regulation of intestinal stem cell function: implications for alleviating intestinal injury of weaned piglets.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Intestinal microbiota in nursery pigs: comments on anatomical location, spatial niches, and approaches to data interpretation.Microbiome research reports · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Agolin® Pig on sow and piglet performance and sow fecal microbial communities during lactation.Translational animal science · 2026Article
- The impact of early-life rearing conditions on the porcine gut microbiota and immune system.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
- Effects of supplementation of garlic with apple pomace or blackcurrant on the gastrointestinal microbial ecosystem of organic pigs after weaning.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Effect of an antibiotic and a probiotic on phage communities in the swine gut microbiota.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Goblet Cells and Mucus Composition in Jejunum and Ileum Containing Peyer's Patches and in Colon: A Study in Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Review: Gut Microbiota-A Powerful Tool for Improving Pig Welfare by Influencing Behavior Through the Gut-Brain Axis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- From mother to piglet: the lasting influence of the maternal microbiome.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
- Integrated faecal microbiota and blood metabolic changes following different dietary zinc oxide levels in weaned piglets.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Dietary Glyceryl Polyethylene Glycol Ricinoleate as an Additive to Improve Intestinal Health in Post-Weaning Piglets.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Supplementation with Potato Protein Concentrate andAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Gut Microbiota of Ruminants and Monogastric Livestock: An Overview.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
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Abstract
Dietary, environmental, and social stresses induced by weaning transition in pig production are associated with alterations of gut microbiota, diarrhea, and enteric infections. With the boom of -omic technologies, numerous studies have investigated the dynamics of fecal bacterial communities of piglets throughout weaning but much less research has been focused on the composition and functional properties of microbial communities inhabiting other gastrointestinal segments. The objective of the present study was to bring additional information about the piglet bacterial and archaeal microbiota throughout the entire digestive tract, both at the structural level by using quantitative PCR and high-throughput sequencing, and on functionality by measurement of short-chain fatty acids and predictions using Tax4Fun tool. Our results highlighted strong structural and functional differences between microbial communities inhabiting the fore and the lower gut as well as a quantitatively important archaeal community in the hindgut. The presence of opportunistic pathogens was also noticed throughout the entire digestive tract and could trigger infection emergence. Understanding the role of the intestinal piglet microbiota at weaning could provide further information about the etiology of post-weaning infections and lead to the development of effective preventive solutions.
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