Metagenomic profiling of gut microbial communities in both wild and artificially reared Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus).

ABSTRACT: Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus), a species endemic to Asia, has become one of the most popular species in recent years for rare bird breeding industries in several provinces of China. There has been no information on the gut metagenome configuration in both wild and artificially reared Bar-headed geese, even though the importance of gut microbiome in vertebrate nutrient and energy metabolism, immune homeostasis and reproduction is widely acknowledged. In this study, metagenomic methods have been used to describe the microbial community structure and composition of functional genes associated with both wild and artificially reared Bar-headed goose. Taxonomic analyses revealed that Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the four most abundant phyla in the gut of B

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5387313 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature