Title of article
The Bacterial Community of the Chicken’s Intestinal Tract: Impact of Xylanase Supplement
Author/Authors
Samsudin, A. A. University of Queensland - School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Australia , Samsudin, A. A. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Animal Science, Malaysia , Al-Hassani, D. H. University of Queensland - School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Australia , Al-Hassani, D. H. Baghdad University - College of Agriculture - Department of Animal Resources, Iraq
From page
109
To page
120
Abstract
The effect of xylanase supplementation on the profile of the bacterial community of the gastrointestinal tract of layer chicken was investigated using PCR-DGGE analysis. Thirty four common bands, belonging to Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus salivarius, were excised from the DGGE gel, amplified, cloned and sequenced. Sequence analysis of the clones revealed that 79.4% of sequences from the intestine were related to those of Lactobacillus spp., while the remaining 20.6% belonged to the four families, Clostridiaceae (8.8%), Streptococcus (5.8%), Bacteroides (3%) and Enterococcus (3%). Bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus spp. were the predominant bacteria across the different treatments and segments of the gastrointestinal tract of chicken.
Keywords
Bacterial community , Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) , intestinal tract , xylanase
Journal title
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
Journal title
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS)
Record number
2652683
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