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The pig gut microbial diversity: Understanding the pig gut microbial ecology through the next generation high throughput sequencing.
Veterinary microbiology - 12 Jun 2015
Kim Hyeun Bum, Isaacson Richard E
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The importance of the gut microbiota of animals is widely acknowledged because of its pivotal roles in the health and well being of animals. The genetic diversity of the gut microbiota contributes to the overall development and metabolic needs of the animal, and provides the host with many beneficial functions including production of volatile fatty acids, re-cycling of bile salts, production of vitamin K,...
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