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. 2018 Apr;34(1):1-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2017.11.005.

Understanding the Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease

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Understanding the Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease

Marcio Carvalho Costa et al. Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

This article provides readers with the basic concepts necessary to understand studies using recent molecular methods performed in intestinal microbiome assessment, with special emphasis on the high throughput sequencing. This review also summarizes the current knowledge on this topic and discusses future insights on the interaction between the intestinal microbiome and equine health.

Keywords: 16S rRNA; Equine; Horse; Intestinal microbiota; Next-generation sequencing.

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