DGGE to explore gut microflora

Knowledge on the gut microflora and i ts interact ions wi th feed is becoming more integrated in animal nutri t ion. Veri ty Ann Sat t ler, Viviana Klose and Tobias Steiner from Biomin explain how the DGGE technique can be a useful tool in this matter. To study the effects of feed additives, such as probiotics and prebiotics, on the microbial populations in the gut, several methods can be applied.   Among microbiologists it is well known that with traditional culture dependent method