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Isolation and characterization of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii from calves and piglets.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Foditsch Carla, Santos Thiago M A, Teixeira Andre G V, Pereira Richard V V, Dias Juliana M, Gaeta Natália, Bicalho Rodrigo C
Abstract excerpt
The goal of our study was to isolate and characterize Faecalibacterium prausnitzii from fecal samples of healthy calves and piglets, in order to develop a novel probiotic for livestock animals. We identified 203 isolates of Faecalibacterium sp., which were clustered in 40 genetically distinct groups. One representative isolate from each cluster was selected for further characterization. The concentrations of the...
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