Transcriptome analysis of bursa of Fabricius after saline and Salmonella typhimurium lipopolysaccharide treatment in young chickens

The bursa of Fabricius is an immune organ unique to birds and possesses a specialized micro-environment that supports the differentiation of B cells and production of antibodies but, it can be damaged by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from Salmonella typhimurium, one of the most deleterious food-borne pathogens. However, its mechanism of action at transcriptional level is poorly known yet. Therefore, the current project was designed and bursa of Fabricius from newly hatched chicks were sequenced at 12, 36 and 72 hours post saline and LPS treatments with 3 replications at each time point.