Open AccessIdentification of the gut microbiota biomarkers associated with heat cycle and failure to enter oestrus in gilts
Author(s) -
Wang Zhong,
Fu Hao,
Zhou Yunyan,
Yan Min,
Chen Dong,
Yang Ming,
Xiao Shijun,
Chen Congying,
Huang Lusheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.13695
Subject(s) - ruminococcus , biology , lachnospiraceae , gut flora , treponema , estrous cycle , prevotella , microbiome , firmicutes , physiology , endocrinology , immunology , bacteria , 16s ribosomal rna , genetics , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
We identified bacterial biosignatures associated with the failure to show puberty in 163 gilts. Prediction of functional capacity of the gut microbiome identified a less abundance of the pathway ‘retinol metabolism’ in gilts that failed to undergo puberty. Correlation analysis suggests that the changed gut bacteria might lead to a disorder of retinol metabolism, and further result in the failure to enter oestrus.