livestock
- Special Issue Perspective | Host-Microbe BiologyMetabolomics and Agriculture: What Can Be Done?
The importance of Brazil as a producer and exporter of food and feed will continuously increase. Despite the recent economic and political problems in Brazil, the scientific field is expanding.
- Research Article | Host-Microbe BiologyMeta-analysis To Define a Core Microbiota in the Swine Gut
The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that “study” and GI sample location are the most significant factors in shaping the swine gut microbiota. However, in comparisons of results from different studies, some biological factors may be obscured by technical variation among studies. Nonetheless, there are some bacterial taxa that appear to form a core microbiota within the swine GI tract regardless of country of origin, diet, age,...