A Comparative Study of Associated Microbiota Between Pig Farm and Pig Slaughterhouse in Guangdong, China

• Published in: Current microbiology Vol. 77; no. 11; pp. 3310 - 3320
• Main Authors: Wu, Jian-Yong, Zhu, Yan-Shan, Guo, Cheng, Xia, Yao, Guo, Zhong-Min, Li, Qian-Lin, Lu, Jia-Hai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.11.2020; Springer US
• Subjects: Abattoirs; Acinetobacter; Airborne microorganisms; Animals; Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Bioaerosols; China; Comparative studies; comparative study; Corynebacterium; Disease transmission; DNA sequencing; Enclosures; Farmers; Farms; humans; Microbiota; Microorganisms; nose; Pseudomonas; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; slaughterhouses; Staphylococcus; Swine; Workers; China; Guangdong China

The goal of this study was to compare the microbiota in different pig-present settings in China. Bioaerosol samples from pig farms and slaughterhouses and nasal samples from pig farmers and slaughterhouse workers were collected in Guangdong, southern China. The bacterial genomic DNA was isolated and...