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Ecological importance of cross-feeding of the intermediate metabolite 1,2-propanediol between bacterial gut symbionts
DownloadSpring 2020
Cross-feeding of intermediary metabolites such as 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) has been proposed to have an important role in the establishment of syntrophic interactions among gut symbionts, but its ecological importance has not been empirically established. This thesis shows that growth of L....
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Fall 2019
The application of probiotics is considered an effective approach to improve overall health conditions and growth performance in swine. Understanding the properties of these probiotics is a prerequisite for the selection of probiotics for pigs. Here, a rational selection criteria of swine...