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From: Effect of antimicrobial growth promoter administration on the intestinal microbiota of beef cattle

Figure 1

Bovine intestine recreated from Nickel et al . [14]. Black circles indicate mucosal locations sampled and processed, and outlined circles indicate locations where digesta was sampled and processed in addition to mucosa. Sample locations were: (1) descending portion of the duodenum; (2) proximal jejunum; (3) central jejunum; (4) distal jejunum; (5) ileum; (6) free end of the cecum; (7) central flexure of the ascending colon; (8) descending colon; and (9) rectum.

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