Development of the Intestinal Microbiota of Dairy Calves and Changes Associated with Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Brazil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals
2.2. Sampling
2.3. DNA Extraction and Pathogen Detection
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Incidence of Diseases
3.2. Microbiota Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bessegatto, J.A.; Lisbôa, J.A.N.; Martins, F.D.C.; Freire, R.L.; Facury Filho, E.J.; Alfieri, A.A.; Costa, M.C. Development of the Intestinal Microbiota of Dairy Calves and Changes Associated with Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Brazil. Microorganisms 2024, 12, 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091744
Bessegatto JA, Lisbôa JAN, Martins FDC, Freire RL, Facury Filho EJ, Alfieri AA, Costa MC. Development of the Intestinal Microbiota of Dairy Calves and Changes Associated with Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Brazil. Microorganisms. 2024; 12(9):1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091744
Chicago/Turabian StyleBessegatto, José Antônio, Júlio Augusto Naylor Lisbôa, Felippe Danyel Cardoso Martins, Roberta Lemos Freire, Elias Jorge Facury Filho, Amauri Alcindo Alfieri, and Marcio C. Costa. 2024. "Development of the Intestinal Microbiota of Dairy Calves and Changes Associated with Cryptosporidium spp. Infection in Brazil" Microorganisms 12, no. 9: 1744. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091744