Low pathogenic avian influenza virus infection retards colon microbiota diversification in two different chicken lines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A commensal microbiota regulates and is in turn regulated by viruses during host infection which can influence virus infectivity. In this study, analysis of colon microbiota population changes following a low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (AIV) of the H9N2 subtype infection of two different chicken breeds was conducted.

Methods

Colon samples were taken from control and infected groups at various timepoints post infection. 16S rRNA sequencing on an Illumina MiSeq platform was performed on the samples and the data mapped to operational taxonomic units of bacterial using a QIIME based pipeline. Microbial community structure was then analysed in each sample by number of observed species and phylogenetic diversity of the population.

Results

We found reduce

SUBMITTER: Chrzastek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479891 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature