Metagenomic Insights into Pigeon Gut Microbiota Characteristics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotics were extensively used in the pigeon breeding industry previously to promote growth and prevent disease, leading to the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in gut microbes, which has become a major public health concern.

Methods

A metagenomic analysis was performed to investigate the gut microbial communities and ARGs in young and older pigeons in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.

Results

There were obviously distinct gut microbiota and functional compositions between young and older pigeons. Both Pseudomonadota and Uroviricota were dominant in young and older pigeons. Although sharing 24 gut microbiota phyla between young and older pigeons, Bacillota and Pseudomonadota were the dominant microbial phyla in them, respectively. Besides the

SUBMITTER: Dai W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11763083 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature