Despite the wealth of research into strategies for microbiome modulation, studies of
microbiome management in pig hosts have found mixed results. A refined understanding
of the patterns of microbiome assembly during the host’s early life, when management
strategies are most commonly applied, is necessary for the development of successful
management practices. Here, we study the development of the pig gut microbial
community in a monitoring experiment, sampling the microbiome of pigs in a commercial
farm intensively during the first month of life. We found that the community’s
taxonomic richness increased linearly with host age. Furthermore, rapid changes across
communities occurred in stages, and non-linear patterns in relative abundance were
commonly observed among dominant taxa across host age, consistent with primary
succession. Our results highlight the importance of understanding the patterns of
microbiome assembly during host development, and identify successional stages as
windows of opportunity for future research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84324 |
| Date | 27 March 2023 |
| Creators | Jurburg, Stephanie D., Bossers, Alex |
| Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 1664-302X, 564408 |
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