Characterization of microbial communities in the chicken oviduct and the origin of chicken embryo gut microbiota.

ABSTRACT: The transferred microbiota from mother to baby constitutes the initial infant gastrointestinal microbiota and has an important influence on the development and health of infants in human. However, the reproductive tract microbiota of avian species and its inheritance have rarely been studied. We aimed to characterize the microbial community in the chicken reproductive tract and determine the origin of the chicken embryo gut microbiota. Microbiota in four different portions of chicken oviduct were determined using 16S rRNA metagenomic approach with the IonTorrent platform. Additionally, we analyzed the mother hen's magnum and cloaca, descendent egg, and embryo gut microbiota. The microbial composition and relative abundance of bacterial genera were stable throughout the entire chicken repro

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature