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Intestinal microbiota and health

Türkiye Halk Sağlığı Dergisi, 2018
Each organ has a unique microbiota, formerly known as its flora. In discussions around microbiota, intestinal microbiota comes to mind first. Microbes in the intestinal microbiota are essential for shaping and maintaining human physiology, and play an active role in hemostasis.
Kamer Kalip, Nazlı Atak
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Characterization of shifts of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) intestinal microbial communities associated with antibiotic treatment. [PDF]

, 2018
Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are arboreal marsupials native to Australia that eat a specialized diet of almost exclusively eucalyptus leaves.
Dahlhausen, Katherine E, Doroud, Ladan, Eisen, Jonathan A, Firl, Alana J, Polkinghorne, Adam   +4 more
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Vitamin B5 supplementation enhances intestinal development and alters microbes in weaned piglets

Animal Biotechnology
This study explored the effects of different vitamin B5 (VB5) levels on intestinal growth and function of weaned piglets. Twenty-one piglets (7.20 ± 1.11 kg) were included in a 28-day feeding trial with three treatments, including 0 mg/kg (L-VB5), 10 mg ...
Xin Wang, Yan Qin, Jianzhong Li, Pengfei Huang, Yali Li, Jing Huang, Qiye Wang, Huansheng Yang   +7 more
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End of life ethical decision making. Susan's story

Clinical Nutrition Open Science, 2023
Summary: This paper describes the story of a patient at her end of life because of recurrent peritoneal carcinomatosis and malignant bowel obstruction with the aim of discussing the most significant controversies and challenges that presented for her ...
Humberto Arenas, Claudia Maria Takahashi
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Assessing Non-Invasive Liver Function in Patients With Intestinal Failure Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition-Results From the Prospective PNLiver Trial [PDF]

, 2020
Liver abnormalities in intestinal failure (IF) patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) can progress undetected by standard laboratory tests to intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD). The aim of this longitudinal study is to evaluate the
Bednarsch, Jan, Blüthner, Elisabeth, Gerlach-Runge, Undine, Karber, Mirjam, Maasberg, Sebastian, Pape, Ulrich-Frank, Pascher, Andreas, Pevny, Sophie, Pratschke, Johann, Stockmann, Martin, Tacke, Frank   +10 more
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Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota Diversity Across Different Digestive Tract Sites in Ningxiang Pigs

Animals
Background: Microbial communities in the gastrointestinal tract play a critical role in nutrient absorption, metabolism, and overall health of animals. Understanding the structure and function of tissue-specific microbial communities in Ningxiang pigs is
Wangchang Li, Xianglin Zeng, Lu Wang, Lanmei Yin, Qiye Wang, Huansheng Yang   +5 more
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Dietary fibre enrichment of supplemental feed modulates the development of the intestinal tract in suckling piglets [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Commercial pre-weaning diets are formulated to be highly digestible and nutrient-dense and contain low levels of dietary fibre. In contrast, pigs in a natural setting are manipulating fibre-rich plant material from a young age.
Davids, M, den Hartog, LA, Janssens, Geert, Maes, Dominiek, Millet, Sam, Possemiers, S, van Hees, Hubertus, van Kempen, TATG   +7 more
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Factors Affecting Intestinal Health in Poultry

Poultry Science, 2008
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract has the most extensive exposed surface in the body and is constantly exposed to a wide variety of potentially harmful substances. The GI tract acts as a selective barrier between the tissues of the bird and its luminal environment.
M, Yegani, D R, Korver
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Effects of Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus Levels on Growth Performance, Calcium–Phosphorus Homeostasis, and Gut Microbiota in Ningxiang Pigs

Life
Optimal dietary calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) requirements remain undetermined for Ningxiang pigs, a valuable indigenous Chinese breed. This study conducted a continuous feeding trial with two growth phases (grower: 30–50 kg; finisher: 50–80 kg) using ...
Wenzhi Liu, Cheng Zhang, Xijie Kuang, Xianglin Zeng, Jiaqi Zhang, Qiye Wang, Huansheng Yang   +6 more
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Linking Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Infant Fecal Community Types, and Later Risk To Require Antibiotics

mBio, 2020
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) may provide health benefits to infants partly by shaping the development of the early-life intestinal microbiota. In a randomized double-blinded controlled multicentric clinical trial, healthy term infants received ...
Bernard Berger, Nadine Porta, Francis Foata, Dominik Grathwohl, Michèle Delley, Deborah Moine, Aline Charpagne, Léa Siegwald, Patrick Descombes, Philippe Alliet, Giuseppe Puccio, Philippe Steenhout, Annick Mercenier, Norbert Sprenger   +13 more
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