Microbiome modulation: The benefits for swine

13-12-2018 | | |
Microbiome modulation: The benefits for swine. Photo: Mark Pasveer
Microbiome modulation: The benefits for swine. Photo: Mark Pasveer
Prophylactic microbiome modulation and profiling pre-infection microbiome characteristics in swine provides a unique opportunity to consider possible avenues for how the microbiome can be used to prevent disease, US research has shown. The gut microbiome is the term used to describe the collection of micro-organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract. These micro-organisms are vastly diverse, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi and archaea, and have been reported to equal or outnumbe


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Megan C Niederwerder Assistant Professor, Kansas State University