Background. The newborn mammal is rapidly colonized by a complex microbial community, whose importance for host health is becoming increasingly clear. Understanding the forces that shape the early com
The Third Party Annotation (TPA) assembly was derived from the primary whole genome shotgun (WGS) data set PRJNA645191, and was assembled with megahit v1.2.9. This project includes samples from the fo
Microbiota composition was determined of sow feces, sow vaginal swabs and piglet jejunal digesta. Samples were frozen on dry-ice and stored at -80°C. To isolate DNA, samples were mixed in a 1:1 ratio