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A preliminary survey of the distribution of segmented filamentous bacteria in the porcine gastrointestinal tract (2021)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Grześkowiak,, Łukasz (WE 4)

Martinez-Vallespin, Beatriz (WE 4)

Zentek, Jürgen (WE 4)

Vahjen, Wilfried (WE 4)

Quelle

Current microbiology : an international journal

Bandzählung: 78

Heftzählung: 10

Seiten: 3757 – 3761

ISSN: 0343-8651

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-021-02636-0

DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02636-0

Pubmed: 34476557

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Institut für Tierernährung

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14195 Berlin
+49 30 838 52256
tierernaehrung@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) are present in various animal species including pigs. The aim of this work was to analyze the occurrence of SFB in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract of piglets of different ages. A total of 377 DNA extracts from stomach, jejunum, ileum, cecum and colon digesta, and from feces collected on different time points, originating from 155 animals, were screened by qPCR method with primers specific for the SFB. SFB sequences were detected in 74 of 377 samples (19.6%) from 155 animals in total. SFB were most abundant in ileum (50.0%), cecum (45.0%), and colon (37.0%), followed by feces (14.6%). SFB prevalence in sows was 12.9% (13/101) and 75.9% (41/54) in individual piglets. Of the 41 SFB-positive piglets, only two samples were from pre-weaning animals, while the rest of samples originated from post-weaning piglets. SFB sequences are abundant in post-weaning piglets, but not in suckling or adult animals. They are most abundant in the ileum and cecum of pigs. Further studies are warranted to reveal the role of SFB in pigs.