Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (6): 2741-2751.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.06.019

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Differences and Functional Analysis of Cecal Flora in Taihang Chickens Infected with Salmonella Pullorum

DONG Jiaojiao1(), DING Hong2, ZHANG Yinliang1, ZHANG Ran1, LIU Huage2, ZANG Sumin1, ZHANG Zhenhong1, ZHOU Rongyan1,*(), LI Lanhui1   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
    2. Hebei Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Baoding 071000, China
  • Received:2024-07-10 Online:2025-06-23 Published:2025-06-25
  • Contact: ZHOU Rongyan E-mail:1643370307@qq.com;rongyanzhou@126.com

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes of cecal flora in Taihang chickens infected with Salmonella Pullorum. The cecal contents of 19-day-old Taihang chickens in uninfected group (group C) and infected group (group B) were collected. A final library of the 16S rRNA gene V3-V4 region was constructed, and the composition, abundance, and diversity of microbial flora in the two groups were analyzed. Metastat and LEfSe analysis were used to identify the different species between groups. PICRUSt was used to predict gene function. STAMP software was used to analyze gene function differences. The results showed that the relative abundance of potential beneficial bacteria in Lachnospiraceae, Erysipelotrichaceae and Faecalitalea_sp_ in group C were significantly higher than those in group B (P < 0.05). The relative abundance of Clostridiales_bacterium in group B was significantly higher than that in group C (P < 0.05). The prediction of PICRUSt gene function showed that the two groups were significantly enriched in six major metabolic pathways (P < 0.05), and the microorganisms in group B were more involved in CMP-sialic acid synthetase, which may affect the infection of Salmonella Pullorum. This study investigated the characteristics of cecal microflora flora using a Taihang chicken infection model of Salmonella Pullorum. It was hypothesized that Salmonella Pullorum may influence the host intestinal microbial flora through Clostridiales_bacterium and CMP-sialic acid synthase, providing reference data for research on Salmonella Pullorum infection.

Key words: Taihang chicken, Salmonella Pullorum, PICRUSt function prediction

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