Sustainable poultry meat and egg production is important to provide safe and quality protein
sources in human nutrition worldwide. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of chickens harbor a …

The microbial communities inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of chickens are
essential for the gut homeostasis, the host metabolism and affect the animals' physiology …

The gut microbiota plays important roles in its host. However, how each microbiota member
contributes to the behavior of the whole population is not known. In this study, we therefore …

Background Antimicrobial agents have been widely used in animal farms to prevent and
treat animal diseases and to promote growth. Antimicrobial agents may change the bacterial …

Domestic chickens are valuable sources of protein associated with producing meat and
eggs for humans. The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) houses a large microbial community, and …

Chicken is a major food source for humans, hence it is important to understand the
mechanisms involved in nutrient absorption in chicken. In the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), the …

Technical progress in the field of next-generation sequencing, mass spectrometry and
bioinformatics facilitates the study of highly complex biological samples such as taxonomic …

In poultry industry, male chickens have a better growth performance than female ones under
the same genetic background and diet. Emerging evidences proposed an important role of …

Background The massive characterization of host-associated and environmental microbial
communities has represented a real breakthrough in the life sciences in the last years. In this …

Lactobacillus are mainly used for the manufacture of fermented dairy, sourdough, meat, and
vegetable foods or used as probiotics. Under optimal processing conditions, Lactobacillus …