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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

The differential gut microbiota and their MetaCyc pathways in IBRV infected Angus calves.

Pengfei Yi, Tianqing Li, Lianping Xu, Xin Li, Haiyan Wang, Yingcai Ma, Yunxiao Ma, Yawei Sun, Na Li, Qi Zhong and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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12 authors.

Pengfei Yi *College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Tianqing Li *College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Lianping XuAnimal Disease Control and Diagnosis Center of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Korla, China.
Xin LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Haiyan WangAnimal Disease Control and Diagnosis Center of Altay Prefecture, Altay, China.
Yingcai MaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Yunxiao MaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Yawei SunCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Na LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Qi ZhongInstitute of Veterinary Research, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science, Ürümqi, China.
Xuelian MaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.
Gang YaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Ürümqi, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (IBRV) is a globally prevalent pathogen that causes respiratory disease in cattle. Emerging evidence suggests that specific bacterial taxa and gut microbial community compositions are strongly associated with viral pathogenesis, by either enhancing or mitigating disease outcomes. This not only impacts the host's gastrointestinal physiology but also affects distant organs, including the lungs, liver, and brain. However, the impact of IBRV infection on changes in gut microbiota composition and its association with MetaCyc metabolic pathways remains poorly understood. In this study, based on an epidemiological survey of one-month-old Angus calves in a large-scale Angus beef cattle breeding farm consists of four breeding areas located in Maigaiti County of Kashi Prefecture, China. Alterations in the gut microbiota of 10 IBRV-infected Angus calves (IBRV-positive group, P) compared with their 10 healthy counterparts (IBRV-negative group, N), as well as their correlations with MetaCyc metabolic pathways, were investigated using 16S rRNA sequencing. In comparison with N, both Simpson, Shannon and Pielou_e indices of alpha diversity were elevated in P, and the beta diversity showed a marked separation between N and P. The relative abundance of phylum Firmicutes_C was significantly increased, whereas that of phyla Bacteroidota, Cyanobacteria, and Firmicutes_D were reduced in P. The relative abundance of Genera

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16S rRNAAngus calvesgut microbiotainfectious bovine rhinotracheitis virusmetabolic pathways

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PMCPMC12426017

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