Host-genotype-dependent cecal microbes are linked to breast muscle metabolites in Chinese chickens
Yuqing Feng, Dan Liu, Yan Liu, Xinyue Yang, Meihong Zhang, Fuxiao Wei, Depeng Li, Yongfei Hu, Yuming Guo
Abstract
probably affected lipid metabolism through the production of propionate. Our study revealed that the chicken genetically associated cecal microbes may have the potential to affect the bird's physiology and metabolism.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGeneticsGenotypeGut floraLipid metabolismMicrobial geneticsMetabolomeMetabolomicsMetabolismHost (biology)MicrobiologyGeneBiochemistryBioinformaticsGut microbiota and healthAnimal Nutrition and PhysiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock