Comparison of microbiome and culture techniques for determination of gastrointestinal microbial communities in ceca of chickens
K. Wilson, W. Briggs, A. Duff, C. Kaylin, X. Sun, L. Bielke
This study compares culture-based and NGS methods for quantifying microbial communities in chicken ceca, finding that CFU and NGS results diverge over time with no strong correlation.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2018 · PreprintMicrobiology