Microbial diversity and metabolic function in duodenum, jejunum and ileum of emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae).

ABSTRACT: Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae), a large flightless omnivorous ratite, are farmed for their fat and meat. Emu fat can be rendered into oil for therapeutic and cosmetic use. They are capable of gaining a significant portion of its daily energy requirement from the digestion of plant fibre. Despite of its large body size and low metabolic rate, emus have a relatively simple gastroinstetinal (GI) tract with a short mean digesta retention time. However, little is known about the GI microbial diversity of emus. The objective of this study was to characterize the intraluminal intestinal bacterial community in the different segments of small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum) using pyrotag sequencing and compare that with the ceca. Gut content samples were collected from each of four adult

SUBMITTER: Kim JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024708 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature