Micro-Coevolution of Genetics Rather Than Diet With Enterotype in Pigs

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Based on the characteristic of low diarrhea in native Chinese breeds, we introduce the enterotype model for piglets, which is a new perspective to decipher the colonization and the transition of the gut microbiota among various pig breeds. After eliminating environmental influences represented by diet, the microbiota, mainly shaped by host genetics, is focused. Three representative enterotype clusters were...

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