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SUBMITTER: Mateos I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6024561 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mateos Ivan I Combes Sylvie S Pascal Géraldine G Cauquil Laurent L Barilly Céline C Cossalter Anne-Marie AM Laffitte Joëlle J Botti Sara S Pinton Philippe P Oswald Isabelle P IP
Toxins 20180605 6
Pigs are highly affected by dietary mycotoxin contamination and particularly by fumonisin. The effects of fumonisin on pig intestinal health are well documented, but little is known regarding its impact on gut microbiota. We investigate the effects of the fumonisin (FB1, 12 mg/kg feed) on the fecal microbiota of piglets (<i>n</i> = 6) after 0, 8, 15, 22, and 29 days of exposure. A control group of six piglets received a diet free of FB1. Bacterial community diversity, structure and taxonomic com ...[more]