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Characterization of microbial communities in the chicken oviduct and the origin of chicken embryo gut microbiota.

ABSTRACT: The transferred microbiota from mother to baby constitutes the initial infant gastrointestinal microbiota and has an important influence on the development and health of infants in human. However, the reproductive tract microbiota of avian species and its inheritance have rarely been studied. We aimed to characterize the microbial community in the chicken reproductive tract and determine the origin of the chicken embryo gut microbiota. Microbiota in four different portions of chicken oviduct were determined using 16S rRNA metagenomic approach with the IonTorrent platform. Additionally, we analyzed the mother hen's magnum and cloaca, descendent egg, and embryo gut microbiota. The microbial composition and relative abundance of bacterial genera were stable throughout the entire chicken reproductive tract, without significant differences between the different parts of the oviduct. The chicken reproductive tract showed a relatively high abundance of Lactobacillus species. The number of bacterial species in the chicken reproductive tract significantly increased following sexual maturation. Core genera analysis detected 21 of common genera in the maternal magnum and cloaca, descendent egg shell, egg white, and embryo gut. Some elements of the maternal oviduct microbiota appear to be transferred to the embryo through the egg white and constitute most of the embryo gut bacterial population.

SUBMITTER: Lee S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6497628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of microbial communities in the chicken oviduct and the origin of chicken embryo gut microbiota.

Lee Sangwon S La Tae-Min TM Lee Hong-Jae HJ Choi In-Soo IS Song Chang-Seon CS Park Seung-Yong SY Lee Joong-Bok JB Lee Sang-Won SW

Scientific reports 20190502 1

The transferred microbiota from mother to baby constitutes the initial infant gastrointestinal microbiota and has an important influence on the development and health of infants in human. However, the reproductive tract microbiota of avian species and its inheritance have rarely been studied. We aimed to characterize the microbial community in the chicken reproductive tract and determine the origin of the chicken embryo gut microbiota. Microbiota in four different portions of chicken oviduct wer ...[more]

PMID: 31048728

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Characterization of microbial communities in the chicken oviduct and the origin of chicken embryo gut microbiota.

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Characterization of microbial communities in the chicken oviduct and the origin of chicken embryo gut microbiota.

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