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Gut Microbiome and Animal Health

A cross-journal collection exploring the microbial contribution to animal health

The gut microbiome is closely associated with the health and performance of animals, which receives wide attention from researchers. Studies using meta-omics approaches could help researchers to further understand the functions and roles of animal-associated microbiome. This cross-journal collection welcomes research and review papers in all aspects including but not limited to:

1) Structure and function of gut microbiota and its interplay with the host

2) Nutritional manipulation and animal health

3) Microbiome-driven adaption to the environment of domestic and non-domestic animals

4) Application potential of gut microbiome and the mechanism

5) Microbial cultures and their function in the complex eco-system

6) Development and application of bioinformatic tools

Submissions are welcomed to Microbiome, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, and Animal Microbiome. Each manuscript will be peer-reviewed using the journals' usual peer review process and may be suggested to transfer to another journal to ensure it is placed in the most appropriate journal within this collection. Upon publication, all papers will be included in this collection.

Please find each journal's peer review policies as follows:
Animal Microbiome, Microbiome, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.

This collection will be open for submissions until 30th June 2023.


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  1. Pectin is a heteropolysaccharide that acts as an intestinal immunomodulator, promoting intestinal development and regulating intestinal flora in the gut. However, the relevant mechanisms remain obscure. In thi...

    Authors: Guoqi Dang, Xiaobin Wen, Ruqing Zhong, Weida Wu, Shanlong Tang, Chong Li, Bao Yi, Liang Chen, Hongfu Zhang and Martine Schroyen
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2023 14:38
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  2. Postpartum dairy cows experiencing excessive lipolysis are prone to severe immunosuppression. Despite the extensive understanding of the gut microbial regulation of host immunity and metabolism, its role durin...

    Authors: Fengfei Gu, Senlin Zhu, Yifan Tang, Xiaohan Liu, Minghui Jia, Nilusha Malmuthuge, Teresa G. Valencak, Joseph W. McFadden, Jian-Xin Liu and Hui-Zeng Sun
    Citation: Microbiome 2023 11:40
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  3. Prebiotic feed additives aim to improve gut health by influencing the microbiota and the gut barrier. Most studies on feed additives concentrate on one or two (monodisciplinary) outcome parameters, such as imm...

    Authors: Adrià López Nadal, Jos Boekhorst, Carolien Lute, Frank van den Berg, Michelle A. Schorn, Tommy Bergen Eriksen, David Peggs, Charles McGurk, Detmer Sipkema, Michiel Kleerebezem, Geert F. Wiegertjes and Sylvia Brugman
    Citation: Animal Microbiome 2023 5:15
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  4. Wild boar has experienced several evolutionary trajectories from which domestic (under artificial selection) and the feral pig (under natural selection) originated. Strong adaptation deeply affects feral popul...

    Authors: Simona Petrelli, Maria Buglione, Eleonora Rivieccio, Ezio Ricca, Loredana Baccigalupi, Giovanni Scala and Domenico Fulgione
    Citation: Animal Microbiome 2023 5:14
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  5. Dairy cattle (Bos taurus), especially Holstein cows, which are the highest-producing dairy animals and are widely bred to provide milk products to humans, rely critically on their associated gastrointestinal trac...

    Authors: Limei Lin, Zheng Lai, Jiyou Zhang, Weiyun Zhu and Shengyong Mao
    Citation: Microbiome 2023 11:10
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  6. As a domesticated species vital to humans, horses are raised worldwide as a source of mechanical energy for sports, leisure, food production, and transportation. The gut microbiota plays an important role in t...

    Authors: Cunyuan Li, Xiaoyue Li, Rongjun Guo, Wei Ni, Kaiping Liu, Zhuang Liu, Jihong Dai, Yueren Xu, Shamshidin Abduriyim, Zhuangyuan Wu, Yaqi Zeng, Bingbing Lei, Yunfeng Zhang, Yue Wang, Weibin Zeng, Qiang Zhang…
    Citation: Microbiome 2023 11:7
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  7. Rice-fish symbiosis, as an ecological and green aquaculture model, is an effective measure to relieve the environmental stress from intensive aquaculture. Compared with traditional aquaculture, the altered rea...

    Authors: Erlong Wang, Ya Zhou, Yue Liang, Fei Ling, Xiaoshu Xue, Xianlin He, Xuliang Zhai, Yang Xue, Chunlong Zhou, Guo Tang and Gaoxue Wang
    Citation: Microbiome 2022 10:231
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  8. Probiotics have been reported to exhibit positive effects on host health, including improved intestinal barrier function, preventing pathogenic infection, and promoting nutrient digestion efficiency. These int...

    Authors: Woong Ji Lee, Sangdon Ryu, An Na Kang, Minho Song, Minhye Shin, Sangnam Oh and Younghoon Kim
    Citation: Animal Microbiome 2022 4:60
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  9. Vascular calcification is a major cause of the high morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular diseases and is closely associated with the intestinal microbiota. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are derived from...

    Authors: Jianlong Yan, Yanbin Pan, Wenming Shao, Caiping Wang, Rongning Wang, Yaqiong He, Min Zhang, Yongshun Wang, Tangzhiming Li, Zhefeng Wang, Wenxing Liu, Zhenmin Wang, Xin Sun and Shaohong Dong
    Citation: Microbiome 2022 10:195
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