Nasal pathobiont abundance is a moderate feedlot-dependent indicator of bovine respiratory disease in beef cattle
Notably, this study sheds light on the beef cattle nasal microbiome community composition, revealing specific differences between BRD-affected and apparently healthy cattle. Pathobiont abundance was increased in some, but not all farms. Nonetheless, more research is needed to determine if these differences are consistent across other studies. Additionally, future research should consider bacterial-viral interactions in the beef nasal metagenome.
Authors
- Josiah Levi Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2271-1984)
- Jennifer Koziol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0096-5040)
- Aaron Ault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-6559)
- Mohit S. Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6374-3333)
- Jacquelyn P. Boerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-8295)
- Jon Patrick Schoonmaker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6641-0166)
- Timothy A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8204-547X)
- Natalie Glidden
- J. I. Szasz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4129-3906)
- S. Maddur Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-7679)
- A. S. Ellis
- Ji Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2559-9756)
- Mohamed Kamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-0114)
- E. R. Long
- Sabrina Hoffman
- Ruth Eunice Centeno-Delphia
- Kara Mosier
- Noelmi Ulloa
Institutions
- Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School (HN)
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00387-y
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.10
Funders
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture