Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMCs) ameliorate environmental stress, but whether
they can prevent mortality and the underlying host response mechanisms remains elusive …

The gastrointestinal microbial consortium in dairy cattle is critical to determining the
energetic status of the dairy cow, from birth through her final lactation. The ruminant's …

The rumen plays an indispensable role in ruminants to utilize ligno-cellulosic material and
convert non-protein nitrogen into nutrients otherwise unavailable for human consumption …

The bovine gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiota has important influences on animal health
and production. Presently, a large number of studies have used high-throughput sequencing …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that is
associated with reduced life expectancy. The disease is heritable and an extensive …

The genus Prevotella comprises 55 species with validly published, and correct, names (at
June 2021) that are phenotypically, ecologically and functionally diverse. This study used a …

Recent research has revealed the importance of the appendix in regulating the intestinal
microbiota and mucosal immunity. However, the changes that occur in human gut microbial …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of starch debranching followed by
differential ethanol precipitation on the formation and in vitro fermentation of starch–lipid …

The importance of the microbiome for bovine udder health is not well explored and most of
the knowledge originates from research on mastitis. Better understanding of the microbial …

Background The low cost of 16S rRNA gene sequencing facilitates population-scale
molecular epidemiological studies. Existing computational algorithms can resolve 16S rRNA …