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Cross-kingdom genomic variation in chicken gut microbiomes: insights from China's diverse local breeds.
Microbiome - 19 Feb 2026
Zhang Jiayu, Xu Le, Ge Xuehai, Zi Xiannian, Chen Shiyu, Liu Chen, Wang Kun, Zhou Jinping, Dou Tengfei, Wong Jonathan W C, Lin Qiuye, Kang Xiangtao, Cao Zhenhui
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BACKGROUND: The gut microbiome possesses substantial genetic diversity that supports microbial adaptation, but the genomic variation patterns across its prokaryotic and viral populations remain incompletely characterized. RESULTS: Through integrated metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of ten indigenous chicken breeds from China, we recovered 1527 representative prokaryotic MAGs, 37,555 representative DNA...
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