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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1509461

Insights into the gut microbiota characteristics between the organic and traditional feeding chickens based on amplicon and metagenomic sequencing

Provisionally accepted
Wenzhou Zhang Wenzhou Zhang 1*Siqi Ding Siqi Ding 2*Jiamin Chang Jiamin Chang 2*Shouping Ji Shouping Ji 2*Yulang Chi Yulang Chi 2*
  • 1 School of Pharmacy, Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
  • 2 Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China

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    Intestinal microorganisms play a crucial role in chicken health and production performance, especially in the research of traditional and organic feeding methods. The intestinal contents of organic and feed chickens were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene and metagenome technology. The results showed that the microbial diversity of organic chickens was significantly higher than that of the feed chickens, especially the key microorganisms, such as Enterococcus, were more abundant in organic chickens. The functional analysis of metagenome revealed the significant difference in the metabolic function of intestinal microorganisms between them. The present study provides new insights into the gut microbiota characteristics of the organic and feed chicken based on amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. Our results are helpful to fully illustrate the effects of different feeding methods on intestinal microorganisms in chickens and can offer a more scientific basis for chicken production management.

    Keywords: Intestinal microorganisms, Organic chickens, feed chickens, metagenome technology, Microbial Diversity

    Received: 11 Oct 2024; Accepted: 25 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Ding, Chang, Ji and Chi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Wenzhou Zhang, School of Pharmacy, Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou, 362100, Fujian Province, China
    Siqi Ding, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
    Jiamin Chang, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
    Shouping Ji, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China
    Yulang Chi, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China

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