Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Dong Xia

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• Research Article
  The Changes of Fecal Steroid Hormones and Bacterial Composition in Different Gestation Stages of Meishan Sows
  Author(s): Yun Xue, Xueyuan Jiang, Suli Liu, Hulong Lei, Yang Lu, Naisheng Lu, Wen Yao and Dong XiaYun Xue, Xueyuan Jiang, Suli Liu, Hulong Lei, Yang Lu, Naisheng Lu, Wen Yao and Dong Xia
  
  Currently, the importance of gut microbiota to the health of their host has been well discussed, yet the knowledge about the host hormonal effect on the gut microbiota is limited. In this study, a combination of the high-throughput 16S rRNA gene-based pyrosequencing and the Mass Spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics techniques were used to investigate the stool microbial composition and microbial metabolites at different gestation day in Meishan sows. The results showed that, the stool steroid hormones including estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4) and cortisol (CORT) were increased at gestation day 90 (P<0.05), when compared to gestation day 30. In coincide with the changes of steroid hormones, the relative abundance of Burkholderiales and Selenomonadales of the stool microbiota at d90 of pregnancy was significantly increased than that of at d30 of pregnancy at the order level (P<0.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000589

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