Rearing Room Affects the Non-dominant Chicken Cecum Microbiota, While Diet Affects the Dominant Microbiota

Rearing Room Affects the Non-dominant Chicken Cecum Microbiota, While Diet Affects the Dominant Microbiota

The combined effect of environment and diet in shaping the gut microbiota remains largely unknown. This knowledge, however, is important for animal welfare and safe food production. For these reasons, we determined the effect of experimental units on the chicken cecum microbiota for a full factorial experiment where we tested the combined effect of room, diet, and antimicrobial treatment. By Il...

Seasonal allergic rhinitis affects sinonasal microbiota

BACKGROUND Microbes and allergens can stimulate the nasal mucosa, potentially leading to the development of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS). This study was designed to determine if allergen exposure alters the sinonasal microbiome. METHODS We performed a parallel observational study of healthy adults with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR; grass or tree, n = 20) or nonallergic subjects (n...

Composition of Human Skin Microbiota Affects Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes

The African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto continues to play an important role in malaria transmission, which is aggravated by its high degree of anthropophily, making it among the foremost vectors of this disease. In the current study we set out to unravel the strong association between this mosquito species and human beings, as it is determined by odorant cues derived from t...

Title : Plant microbiota affects seed transmission of phytopathogenic micro - organisms

Genetically based trait in a dominant tree affects ecosystem processes

Jennifer A. Schweitzer*, Joseph K. Bailey, Brian J. Rehill, Gregory D. Martinsen, Stephen C. Hart, Richard L. Lindroth, Paul Keim and Thomas G. Whitham School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA Department of Entom...