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Core microbe Bifidobacterium in the hindgut of calves improves the growth phenotype of young hosts by regulating microbial functions and host metabolism.
Microbiome - 16 Jan 2025
Zhuang Yimin, Gao Duo, Jiang Wen, Xu Yiming, Liu Guanglei, Hou Guobin, Chen Tianyu, Li Shangru, Zhang Siyuan, Liu Shuai, Wang Jingjun, Xiao Jianxin, Li Mengmeng, Wang Wei, Li Shengli, Cao Zhijun
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BACKGROUND: The growth and health of young ruminants are regulated by their gut microbiome, which can have lifelong consequences. Compared with subjective grouping, phenotypic clustering might be a more comprehensive approach to revealing the relationship between calf growth state and core gut microbes. However, the identification of beneficial gut bacteria and its internal mechanisms of shaping host phenotype...
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