Géraldine Pascal

Late lactation represents the main window for sow-to-piglet transmission of persistent gut strains

Long-read 16S-ITS-23S tracking in 17 sow-piglet families shows maternal putative-strain sharing peaks in late lactation, which supplies most maternally derived strains persisting post-weaning.

The fecal microbiota of lactating Holstein dairy cows: a meta-analysis highlighting key microbial profiles and methodological challenges

This meta-analysis of fecal microbiota in lactating Holstein cows identifies a core microbiota and three profiles, highlighting methodological challenges and the need for standardization.

Nested PCR to optimize rpoB metabarcoding for low-concentration and host-associated bacterial DNA

This paper introduces a nested PCR approach to optimize rpoB metabarcoding for low-concentration and host-associated bacterial DNA, showing improved amplification efficiency without bias.

metagWGS, a comprehensive workflow to analyze metagenomic data using Illumina or PacBio HiFi reads

metagWGS is a workflow for metagenomic analysis using short or long reads, producing high-quality genome bins and comprehensive annotations.