Puberty status influences bacterial communities of the boar urogenital tract

The objective of this study was to evaluate pre- and post-pubertal shifts in bacterial communities and diversity in boar urogenital tissues (i.e., testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle, prostate, bulbourethral gland, bladder, and preputial diverticulum) using 16S rRNA gene amplicon community sequencing.

本研究旨在采用16S rRNA基因扩增子群落测序（16S rRNA gene amplicon community sequencing）技术，评估公猪泌尿生殖道组织（即睾丸、附睾、精囊、前列腺、尿道球腺、膀胱及包皮憩室）在青春期前后的细菌群落组成与多样性变化。