Development of a real-time PCR method for<i>Firmicutes</i>and<i>Bacteroidetes</i>in faeces and its application to quantify intestinal population of obese and lean pigs

Guo, Xiulan; Xia, Xinjie; Tang, Renyong; Zhou, Jingan; Zhao, Haiqing; Wang, K.

doi:10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02408.x

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Development of a real-time PCR method forFirmicutesandBacteroidetesin faeces and its application to quantify intestinal population of obese and lean pigs

Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology • Oct 16, 2008

Authors:

Xiulan Guo

Xinjie Xia

Renyong Tang

Abstract

AIMS: To investigate whether the relative abundance of the Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes divisions in pigs is different between obese and lean animals. METHODS AND RESULTS: Group-specific primers were designed to target the 16S rRNA genes of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes present in the gut. After the ...

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Bacteroidetes

Firmicutes

Bacteroides

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