Evidence mapPaperPMID 41358839Full record

ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026

Metabolomic and metagenomic insights into WFBG-mediated regulation of gut microbiota and metabolism in broilers.

Yuanfeng Li, Xianglei Fu, Funing Sun, Mintao Dong, Yanting Wang, Yan Wang, Qi Liu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Salidroside in heavy metal toxicity: a mechanistic review of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic pathways.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2026
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yuanfeng LiCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5924-0226
Xianglei FuCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.ORCID 0009-0002-8291-3841
Funing SunCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
Mintao DongCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
Yanting WangCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
Yan WangCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.
Qi LiuCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The steady state of gut microbiota is a key factor in regulating the growth of broilers. The regulatory role of wet-fermented brewer's grain (WFBG) in broiler gut development and microbiota is still elusive. In this study, non-targeted metabolomics and 16S rRNA sequencing analysis were used to investigate the effects of WFBG supplementation on serum metabolites and gut microbiota in 42-day-old broilers. Serum metabolomic analysis identified 546 differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs), with GO and KEGG enrichment analyses showing that specific DEMs were enriched in intestinal development-related pathways, including phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan biosynthesis, and alpha-linolenic acid metabolism. 16S rRNA sequencing analysis showed significant intergroup differences in the relative abundances of IMPORTANCE: This study investigated the regulatory mechanism of wet-fermented brewer's grain (WFBG) on gut development and microbiota in commercial broilers. Through integrated 16S rRNA sequencing and non-targeted metabolomic analysis, the study not only identified differential gut microbiota, serum metabolites, as well as their correlations, but also discovered potential biomarkers associated with intestinal development induced by 20% WFBG and clarified the maximum recommended inclusion level of WFBG (≤20%). This not only filled the gap in the molecular mechanism underlying WFBG-mediated regulation of fiber utilization and intestinal maturation in broilers but also provided a theoretical basis and practical guidance for the resource utilization of agricultural by-products, precision feeding of broilers, and intestinal health monitoring.

Indexed as

Animal FeedBacteriaChickensGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsFermentationMetabolomicsMetagenomicsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S rRNAbroilersgrowth performancemetabolomicswet-fermented brewer’s grains

Identifiers

PMID41358839
PMCPMC12838195

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.