Temporal progression of anaerobic fungal communities in dairy calves from birth to maturity

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 2088 - 2101
• Main Authors: Jones, Adrienne L., Clayborn, Jordan, Pribil, Elizabeth, Foote, Andrew P., Montogomery, Dagan, Elshahed, Mostafa S., Youssef, Noha H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.11.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: adults; Bacteria; Birth; Calves; Community structure; Dairy cattle; Feces; Fermenters; Fungi; Hindgut; Microbial activity; Microorganisms; Neonates; Nucleotide sequence; Parturition; Polymerase chain reaction; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; species diversity; Weaning

Establishment of microbial communities in neonatal calves is vital for their growth and overall health. While this process has received considerable attention for bacteria, our knowledge on temporal progression of anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) in calves is lacking. Here, we examined AGF communities in f...