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- Correlation between fat accumulation and fecal microbiota in crossbred pigs
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Xin Li , Mengyu Li , Jinyi Han , Chuang Liu , Xuelei Han , Kejun Wang , Ruimin Qiao , Xiu-Ling Li , Xin-Jian Li
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J. Microbiol. 2022;60(11):1077-1085. Published online September 9, 2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-022-2218-5
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Abstract
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Backfat thickness (BF) is an important indicator of fat deposition
capacity and lean meat rate in pigs and is very important
in porcine genetics and breeding. Intestinal microbiota
plays a key role in nutrient digestion and utilization with a
profound impact on fat deposition of livestock animals. To
investigate the relationship between the pig gut microbiome
and BF, 20 low-BF (L-BF) and 20 high-BF (H-BF) pigs were
selected as two groups from Yunong Black pigs in the present
study. Fecal samples from pigs were analyzed for microbial
diversity, composition, and predicted functionality using 16S
rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that there were
significant differences in microbial β diversity between the
two groups. LEfSe analysis revealed a number of bacterial features
being differentially enriched in either L-BF or H-BF pigs.
Spearman correlation analysis identified the abundance of
Oscillospira, Peptococcus, and Bulleidia were significantly
positive correlations with BF (P < 0.05), while Sutterella and
Bifidobacterium were significantly negatively correlated with
BF (P < 0.05). Importantly, the bacteria significantly positively
correlated with BF mainly belong to Clostridium, which can
ferment host-indigestible plant polysaccharides into shortchain
fatty acid (SCFA) and promote fat synthesis and deposition.
Predictive functional analysis indicated that the pathway
abundance of cell motility and glycan biosynthesis were
significantly widespread in the microbiota of the H-BF group.
The results of this study will be useful for the development of
microbial biomarkers for predicting and improving porcine
BF, as well as for the investigation of targets for dietary strategies.
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- Molecular characterization of mammalian-adapted Korean-type avian H9N2 virus and evaluation of its virulence in mice
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Kuk Jin Park , Min-Suk Song , Eun-Ha Kim , Hyeok-il Kwon , Yun Hee Baek , Eun-hye Choi , Su-Jin Park , Se Mi Kim , Young-il Kim , Won-Suk Choi , Dae-Won Yoo , Chul-Joong Kim , Young Ki Choi
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J. Microbiol. 2015;53(8):570-577. Published online July 31, 2015
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-015-5329-4
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Avian influenza A virus (AIV) is commonly isolated from
domestic poultry and wild migratory birds, and the H9N2
subtype is the most prevalent and the major cause of severe
disease in poultry in Korea. In addition to the veterinary concerns
regarding the H9N2 subtype, it is also considered to
be the next potential human pandemic strain due to its rapid
evolution and interspecies transmission. In this study, we
utilize serial lung-to-lung passage of a low pathogenic avian
influenza virus (LPAI) H9N2 (A/Ck/Korea/163/04, WT163)
(Y439-lineage) in mice to increase pathogenicity and investigate
the potential virulence marker. Mouse-adapted H9N2
virus obtained high virulence (100% mortality) in mice after
98 serial passages. Sequence results show that the mouse
adaptation (ma163) possesses several mutations within seven
gene segments (PB2, PA, HA, NP, NA, M, and NS) relative
to the wild-type strain. The HA gene showed the most mutations
(at least 11) with one resulting in the loss of an N-glycosylation
site (at amino acid 166). Moreover, reverse genetic
studies established that an E627K substitution in PB2 and the
loss of the N-glycosylation site in the HA protein (aa166) are
critical virulence markers in the mouse-adapted H9N2 virus.
Thus, these results add to the increasing body of mutational
analysis data defining the function of the viral polymerase
and HA genes and their roles in mammalian host adaptation.
To our knowledge, this is first report of the generation
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evolution of the LPAI Korean H9N2 in a new host and
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with increased virulence.
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