Gastrointestinal Nutrients-Microbiome-Host Interactions in Livestock

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Junhua Liu

Nanjing Agricultural University

Jinxin Liu

Nanjing Agricultural University

Mostafa Sayed A. Khattab

National Research Centre (Egypt)

Zhipeng Li

Jilin Agriculture University

Zhixiong He

Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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A growing amount of evidence has linked the gut microbiota to general host health and long-term productivity in food-producing animals in recent decades. Diet (i.e., nutrient) is regarded as a key driver in shaping microbial communities; however, gastrointestinal microbial-host interactions cannot be fully elucidated without the involvement of diet; thus, understanding mutual interactions among diet, microbiome, and host is critical for any potential dietary intervention aimed at promoting a healthy gut microbiota. Despite this, the diet-microbe-host interaction, especially in livestock, is largely unknown. This is due, at least in part, to the presence of largely uncharacterized microorganisms in livestock gastrointestinal microbiota as well as a lack of appropriate methods and conceptual models.

In this Research Topic, we aim to tackle several questions in the list below:
- When does the assembly of livestock gut microbiota begin? What are the sources of microbes in “inoculating” the original animal gastrointestinal microbiome (environment, maternal contribution, farm employee, etc.)?
- What is a typical trajectory of gut microbiome assembly in livestock during early life? What microbes can and cannot stabilize in the gut?
- What role does maternal milk play in regulating gut microbiota succession? How does solid food (i.e., starter) affect the gut microbiome maturation?
- What is the role of secretory IgA in the assembly of gastrointestinal microbiota?
- Is it possible to predict the host response to any type of dietary intervention using mathematical modeling and machine learning based on the livestock gut microbiome?

We welcome the submission of Original Research and Review articles Specific themes include, but are not limited to:
• Sources of microbes in livestock’s initial gastrointestinal microbiota;
• Dietary influencing factors on stabilization of gut microbes in animals;
• Nutrients-microbiome-host interactions in livestock.

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Gaorui Bian, Jinling Institute of Technology has acted as the Research Topic Coordinator for this project and has contributed to preparing the proposal for this Research Topic.

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Junhua Liu

Nanjing Agricultural University

Jinxin Liu

Nanjing Agricultural University

Mostafa Sayed A. Khattab

National Research Centre (Egypt)

Zhipeng Li

Jilin Agriculture University

Zhixiong He

Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

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Gaorui Bian

College of Animal Science and Technology, Jinling Instiute of Technology

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Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems

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