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Fig. 8 | Animal Microbiome

Fig. 8

From: Timing and delivery route effects of cecal microbiome transplants on Salmonella Typhimurium infections in chickens: potential for in-hatchery delivery of microbial interventions

Fig. 8

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii abundance is higher in CMT chicks than PBS controls both pre-infection and during the early stage of infections. The Relative abundance of F. prausnitzii in the chicken gut microbiome of broiler chickens in CMT groups vs PBS controls from Experiment A (A–D) and Experiment B (E–H). At 7-dph and prior to ST4/74 infection the relative abundance of F.prausnitzii is significantly higher in the CMT groups compared to the PBS consistent for both experiments (A and E). Following infection, the relative abundance of F. prausnitzii increases in PBS groups that were challenged with ST4/74 but not in PBS unchallenged groups (B–D, F and H). This is not apparent at 7-dpi during the route experiment where there is no significant difference in the relative abundance of F. prausnitzii between the PBS groups or between the spray CMT group (G). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001 as determined by Wilcoxon non-parametric test

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Animal Microbiome

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