Dissection of the cecal microbial community in chickens after Eimeria tenella infection.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Eimeria spp. are responsible for chicken coccidiosis which is the most important enteric protozoan disease resulting in tremendous economic losses in the poultry industry. Understanding the interaction between the avian cecal microbiota and coccidia is of interest in the development of alternative treatments that do not rely on chemotherapeutics and do not lead to drug resistance. METHODS:We utilized 16S rRNA gene sequencing to detect the dynamics of the cecal microbial community in AA broilers challenged with Eimeria tenella. Histopathological analysis of the cecum was also conducted. RESULTS:We found that microbial shifts occur during the infection. Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium, Ruminococcaceae UCG-013, Romboutsia and Shuttleworthia decreased in abundance. However, the oppo

SUBMITTER: Chen HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7014781 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature