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From: Akkermansia muciniphila protects intestinal mucosa from damage caused by S. pullorum by initiating proliferation of intestinal epithelium

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A. muciniphilasecretes mucin protein and up-regulates the expression of related genes. A Photomicrographs of the colons of chicks treated with PBS, A. muciniphila, S. pullorum or A. muciniphila plus S. pullorum. The number of goblet cells in each crypt was detected. More than twenty crypts were recorded. Scale bars 50 μm. B, C The fold induction of relative mRNA expressions of Muc2 and Tff2 in chicks’ colon; n = 12.

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Veterinary Research

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