Metagenome of Gut Microbiota Provides a Novel Insight into the Pathogenicity of Balantioides coli in Weaned Piglets.

ABSTRACT: Balantioides coli plays an important role in the diarrhea of weaned piglets, but its pathogenic potential and interaction with gut microbes remain unclear. To investigate the impact of B. coli colonization on the gut bacterial structure and function of weaned piglets, a metagenomic analysis based on shotgun sequencing was performed on fresh fecal samples collected from ten B. coli-colonized piglets and eight B. coli-free ones in this study. The results showed that decreasing diversity and shifted composition and function of the bacterial community were detected in the weaned piglets infected by B. coli. In contrast to the B. coli-negative group, the relative abundances of some members of the Firmicutes phylum including Clostridium,

SUBMITTER: He K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10342044 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature