Yeasts of Burden: Exploring the Mycobiome-Bacteriome of the Piglet GI Tract.

ABSTRACT: Interactions between the bacteria and fungi in the gut microbiome can result in altered nutrition, pathogenicity of infection, and host development, making them a crucial component in host health. Associations between the mycobiome and bacteriome in the piglet gut, in the context of weaning, remain unknown. Weaning is a time of significant stress, dietary changes, microbial alterations, and a predisposition to infection. The loss of animal health and growth makes potential microbial interventions of interest to the swine industry. Recent studies have demonstrated the diversity and development of the microbiome in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of piglets during weaning, resulting from the dietary and physiological changes. Despite these advances, the role of the mycobiota in piglet health

SUBMITTER: Arfken AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6792466 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature