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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2003, p. 6816-6824, Vol. 69, No. 11
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6816-6824.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Diversity and Succession of the Intestinal Bacterial Community of the Maturing Broiler Chicken

Jiangrang Lu,1 Umelaalim Idris,1 Barry Harmon,2 Charles Hofacre,1 John J. Maurer,1,3 and Margie D. Lee1,3*

Department of Avian Medicine,1 Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602,2 Center for Food Safety, The University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia 302233

Received 6 June 2003/ Accepted 18 August 2003

The diversity of bacterial floras in the ilea and ceca of chickens that were fed a vegetarian corn-soy broiler diet devoid of feed additives was examined by analysis of 1,230 partial 16S rRNA gene sequences. Nearly 70% of sequences from the ileum were related to those of Lactobacillus, with the majority of the rest being related to Clostridiaceae (11%), Streptococcus (6.5%), and Enterococcus (6.5%). In contrast, Clostridiaceae-related sequences (65%) were the most abundant group detected in the cecum, with the other most abundant sequences being related to Fusobacterium (14%), Lactobacillus (8%), and Bacteroides (5%). Statistical analysis comparing the compositions of the different 16S rRNA libraries revealed that population succession occurred during some sampling periods. The significant differences among cecal libraries at 3 and 7 days of age, at 14 to 28 days of age, and at 49 days of age indicated that successions occurred from a transient community to one of increasing complexity as the birds aged. Similarly, the ileum had a stable bacterial community structure for birds at 7 to 21 days of age and between 21 to 28 days of age, but there was a very unique community structure at 3 and 49 days of age. It was also revealed that the composition of the ileal and cecal libraries did not significantly differ when the birds were 3 days old, and in fact during the first 14 days of age, the cecal microflora was a subset of the ileal microflora. After this time, the ileum and cecum had significantly different library compositions, suggesting that each region developed its own unique bacterial community as the bird matured.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Avian Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. Phone: (706) 583-0797. Fax: (706) 542-5630. E-mail: leem{at}vet.uga.edu.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2003, p. 6816-6824, Vol. 69, No. 11
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6816-6824.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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