title: Segmented filamentous bacteria are a major group in terminal ileum of piglets.
abstract: Metabolically active microbiota of the porcine terminal ileum mucosa was analyzed by RT-PCR of 16S rRNAs. The majority of 1951 sequences retrieved (24.8%) displayed the closest similarity to segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB). Phylogenetic analysis inferred the host-specific clusters of SFB sequences suggesting the host-specific selection of this group of bacteria.
authors.affiliation: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan. Electronic address: ktajima@affrc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohno
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Rustam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aminov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D044822:Biodiversity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Ileal mucosal microbiota; Piglets; Segmented filamentous bacteria