Tracking the fecal mycobiome through the lifespan of production pigs and a comparison to the feral pig

Tausha L Prisnee; Rajibur Rahman; Janelle M Fouhse; Andrew G Van Kessel; Ryan K Brook; Benjamin P Willing

doi:10.1128/aem.00977-23

Tracking the fecal mycobiome through the lifespan of production pigs and a comparison to the feral pig

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2023 Nov 29;89(11):e0097723. doi: 10.1128/aem.00977-23. Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Authors

Tausha L Prisnee¹, Rajibur Rahman¹, Janelle M Fouhse¹, Andrew G Van Kessel², Ryan K Brook³, Benjamin P Willing¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Abstract

This work provides evidence that early-life fungal community composition, or host genetics, influences long-term mycobiome composition. In addition, this work provides the first comparison of the feral pig mycobiome to the mycobiome of intensively raised pigs.

Keywords: Kazachstania slooffiae; feral pig; mycobiome; porcine; wild boar.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Feces / microbiology
Longevity
Mycobiome*
Sus scrofa
Swine

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding