Bacterial communities of the upper respiratory tract of turkeys

The respiratory tracts of turkeys play important roles in the overall health and performance of the birds. Understanding the bacterial communities present in the respiratory tracts of turkeys can be helpful to better understand the interactions between commensal or symbiotic microorganisms and other...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-01, Vol.11 (1), p.2544-2544, Article 2544
Main Authors: Kursa, Olimpia, Tomczyk, Grzegorz, Sawicka-Durkalec, Anna, Giza, Aleksandra, Słomiany-Szwarc, Magdalena
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Bacteria
Bacteria - classification
Bacteria - genetics
Birds
Humanities and Social Sciences
Infections
Metagenome
Metagenomics - methods
Microbiota
Microorganisms
multidisciplinary
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory Mucosa - microbiology
Respiratory system
Respiratory tract
rRNA 16S
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Turkeys - microbiology
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Summary:The respiratory tracts of turkeys play important roles in the overall health and performance of the birds. Understanding the bacterial communities present in the respiratory tracts of turkeys can be helpful to better understand the interactions between commensal or symbiotic microorganisms and other pathogenic bacteria or viral infections. The aim of this study was the characterization of the bacterial communities of upper respiratory tracks in commercial turkeys using NGS sequencing by the amplification of 16S rRNA gene with primers designed for hypervariable regions V3 and V4 (MiSeq, Illumina). From 10 phyla identified in upper respiratory tract in turkeys, the most dominated phyla were Firmicutes and Proteobacteria . Differences in composition of bacterial diversity were found at the family and genus level. At the genus level, the turkey sequences present in respiratory tract represent 144 established bacteria. Several respiratory pathogens that contribute to the development of infections in the respiratory system of birds were identified, including the presence of Ornithobacterium and Mycoplasma OTUs. These results obtained in this study supply information about bacterial composition and diversity of the turkey upper respiratory tract. Knowledge about bacteria present in the respiratory tract and the roles they can play in infections can be useful in controlling, diagnosing and treating commercial turkey flocks.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-81984-0