Post-weaning diarrhea in pigs from a single Danish production herd was not associated with the pre-weaning fecal microbiota composition and diversity

Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbiology

Josue L. Castro-Mejia¹  Martin Peter Rydal²  Louise Ladefoged Poulsen²  Michela Gambino²  Jens Peter Nielsen²  Claus Bøttcher Jørgensen² 

[1] Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark;Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark;

关键词: gastrointestinal microbiome;    Escherichia coli;    diarrhea;    piglet;    post-weaning;    F18 fimbriae;    high-throughput sequencing;    genetic marker;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmicb.2023.1108197

 received in 2022-11-26, accepted in 2023-02-03,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThe association between the porcine pre-weaning gut microbiota composition and diversity, and subsequent post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) susceptibility is currently being studied. In this longitudinal study, we examined the association between pre-weaning fecal microbiome composition and diversity, and PWD development in a Danish sow herd.MethodsForty-five pigs were followed from birth until 7 days after weaning (post-natal day (PND) 33). At PND 33, the pigs were categorized as PWD cases or healthy controls based on fecal consistency. We compared their fecal microbiomes at PND 8, late lactation (PND 27) and 7 days post weaning (PND 33) using 16S rRNA V3 region high-throughput sequencing. At PND 27 and 33, we also weighed the pigs, assessed fecal shedding of hemolytic Escherichia coli by culture and characterized hemolytic isolates by ETEC virulence factors with PCR and by whole genome sequencing.ResultsA total of 25 out of 45 pigs developed PWD and one Enterotoxigenic E. coli strain with F18:LT:EAST1 virotype was isolated from most pigs. At PND 33, we found differences in beta diversity between PWD and healthy pigs (R2 = 0.027, p = 0.009) and that body weight was associated with both alpha and beta diversity. Pre-weaning fecal microbiome diversity did not differ between PWD and healthy pigs and we found no significant, differentially abundant bacteria between them.ConclusionIn the production herd under study, pre-weaning fecal microbiome diversity and composition were not useful indicators of PWD susceptibility.

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