ArticleAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2021
Gut microbiota absence and transplantation affect growth and intestinal functions: An investigation in a germ-free pig model.
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- Gut microbiota during pregnancy: a bibliometric analysis of global research trends and collaborative networks.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Colostrum-Period Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on Growth Performance, Immune Function and Gut Microbiota in Pre-Weaned Calves.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Animal gut microbes and microbiomes in the 21st century and beyond.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
- Molecular Mechanisms of Gut Microbiota-Immune System Crosstalk: From Mucosal Architecture to Adaptive Immunity Programming.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Cetobacterium somerae as a microbial correlate of improved muscle quality after intestinal microbiota transplantation in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio).NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Commensal Microbiota and Reproductive Health in Livestock: Mechanisms, Cross-System Crosstalk, and Precision Strategies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Lean DLY Pig-Derived Fecal Microbiota Promotes Growth Performance by Modulating Gut Microbiota: Serum Metabolic Profiles in Obese Ningxiang Pigs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Active Factors in the Adult Pig Colon: Microbial Transplantation Versus Supplementation with Metabolites in Weaned Piglets.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Long Term Culture of Germ-Free Zebrafish Using Gamma-Irradiated Feeds.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Microbiota humanization drives human-like metabolic and immune transcriptomic shifts in pigs.iMetaOmics · 2025Article
- Fecal microbiota transplantation in pigs: current status and future perspective.Animal microbiome · 2025Review
- Functional and Therapeutic Roles of Plant-Derived Antioxidants in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Considerations for Special Populations.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Assessing the relationship between the gut microbiota and growth traits in Chinese indigenous pig breeds.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Single cell transcriptome profiling of immune tissues from germ-free and specific pathogen-free piglet.Scientific data · 2025Article
- How the gut microbiota impacts neurodegenerative diseases by modulating CNS immune cells.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Review
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- Multiomics analysis reveals that microbiota regulate fat and muscle synthesis in chickens.Poultry science · 2024Article
- Transplantation of fecal microbiota from different breeds improved intestinal barrier condition and modulated ileal microflora of recipient pigs.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- Effects of the commensal microbiota on spleen and mesenteric lymph node immune function: investigation in a germ-free piglet model.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate host-microbiota interactions and explore the effects of maternal gut microbiota transplantation on the growth and intestinal functions of newborns in a germ-free (GF) pig model. Twelve hysterectomy-derived GF Bama piglets were reared in 6 sterile isolators. Among them, 6 were considered as the GF group, and the other 6 were orally inoculated with healthy sow fecal suspension as fecal microbiota transplanted (FMT) group. Another 6 piglets from natural birth were regarded as the conventional (CV) group. The GF and FMT groups were hand-fed with Co60-γ-irradiated sterile milk powder, while the CV group was reared by lactating Bama sows. All groups were fed for 21 days. Then, all piglets and then were switched to sterile feed for another 21 days. Results showed that the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and concentrations of short-chain fatty acids in the GF group decreased (
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