Exploring the digesta- and mucosa-associated microbial community dynamics in the rumen and hindgut of goats from birth to adult.

ABSTRACT: Recently, the relationship between the goat host and its gastrointestinal microbiome has emerged as a hallmark of host-microbiota symbiosis, which was indispensable for the proper physiological function that convert the plant biomass to livestock products. However, little integrative information about the establishment of gastrointestinal microflora in goats exists. Herein, we characterized the colonizing process of the bacterial community in the digesta and mucosa of the rumen, cecum, and colon of the cashmere goat from birth to adulthood to compare its spatiotemporal difference via 16S rRNA gene sequencing. A total of 1,003 genera belonging to 43 phyla were identified. Principal coordinate analysis unveiled the similarity of microbial community between or within each age group increased

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311480 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature