ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2020
Contribution of the Broiler Breeders' Fecal Microbiota to the Establishment of the Eggshell Microbiota.
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- Microbial communities of poultry house dust, excreta and litter are partially representative of microbiota of chicken caecum and ileum.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
In broiler chicken production, microbial populations on the eggshell surface following oviposition are still poorly characterized, though they may significantly impact both poultry and public health. The aim of this study was to describe the microbiota of both broiler breeder hens' feces and the surface of their eggs to assess the contribution of the parental fecal microbiota to the eggshell microbiota. A total of twelve breeder flocks in Quebec, Canada, were sampled at two different times, and a total of 940 feces and 16,400 egg surface samples were recovered. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we showed that even if the microbiota of both feces and eggshells were mainly composed of the phyla Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes, the bacterial community compositions and structures differed between both types of samples. Our results also showed that both the sampling time and the flock identity significantly influenced the alpha- and the beta-diversities of the studied microbiomes. Using a Venn diagram, we showed that 1790 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were shared between feces and eggshell samples. Sequences associated with genera of potentially pathogenic and spoilage bacteria,
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