Swine Gastrointestinal Microbiota and the Effects of Dietary Amino Acids on Its Composition and Metabolism.

ABSTRACT: Many researchers consider gut microbiota (trillions of microorganisms) an endogenous organ of its animal host, which confers a vast genetic diversity in providing the host with essential biological functions. Particularly, the gut microbiota regulates not only gut tissue structure but also gut health and gut functionality. This paper first summarized those common bacterial species (dominated by the Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, and Proteobacteria phyla) in swine gut and then briefly discussed their roles in swine nutrition and health, which include roles in nutrient metabolism, pathogen exclusion, and immunity modulation. Secondly, the current knowledge on how dietary nutrients and feed additives affect the gut bacterial composition and nutrient metabolism in pigs was disc

SUBMITTER: Liao SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10816286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature