Cross-kingdom genomic variation in chicken gut microbiomes: insights from China’s diverse local breeds
These findings demonstrate that coordinated mutational processes and kingdom-specific intrinsic factors drive genomic variation, with viruses serving as key genetic exchange vectors in chicken gut ecosystems. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Xiannian Zi
- Chaoying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-9522)
- Jinping Zhou
- Jiayu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3567-8685)
- Xuehai Ge
- Zhenhui Cao
- Qiuye Lin
- Le Xu
- Tengfei Dou
- Jonathan W. C. Wong
- Kun Wang
- Xiangtao Kang
- Shiyu Chen
Institutions
- Minzu University of China (CN)
- Yunnan University (CN)
- Yunnan Agricultural University (CN)
- State Ethnic Affairs Commission (CN)
- Dongguan University of Technology (CN)
- Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute (CN)
- Henan Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-026-02347-3
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00