Differential transcriptomic analysis of colon in Jiaxing black pigs with high and low intramuscular fat
In colon microbiome research, 16S rRNA sequencing alone can only provide information regarding microbial community composition and putative functional profiles, which remain predictive in nature. By contrast, gut derived metabolites and host gene expression are more potent drivers of variations in lipid metabolic phenotypes. To decipher the intestinal transcriptomic signatures of Jiaxing black pigs with high and low intramuscular fat phenotypes, we performed RNA_seq on colonic tissues from these pigs.