Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Data from 126 Pigs with Growth Retardation

Tao Shen's dataset on figshare contains 16S rRNA gene and shotgun metagenomic sequencing data from 126 pigs, including stunted pigs and their normal-growing littermates. The data includes untargeted serum metabolome and fecal short-chain fatty acid analyses, linking specific bacterial taxa like Clostridium symbiosum to growth via metabolites taurine and butyric acid. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-17.

Use Cases

• Identify microbial biomarkers for pig growth performance based on 16S rRNA and metagenomic sequencing data.
• Analyze correlations between serum taurine levels and specific gut bacterial abundances like Clostridium symbiosum.
• Investigate the relationship between fecal butyric acid concentration and gut microbiome functional shifts.
• Model the impact of gut microbiome composition on metabolic pathways such as taurine and hypotaurine metabolism.

Strengths

• Includes paired samples from 126 pigs (stunted and normal-growing littermates), providing a controlled comparison.
• Integrates multiple data types: 16S rRNA sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, serum metabolomics, and fecal SCFA analysis.
• Identifies specific bacterial taxa (Clostridium spp., Bacteroides spp.) and metabolites (taurine, butyric acid) linked to the phenotype.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (97.6 KB), suggesting it may contain summary or processed results rather than raw sequencing reads.
• Data is provided in a DOCX file, which is not a standard format for bioinformatics data and may require extraction.

Provenance

Source

Tao Shen via figshare.

Collection Method

Data likely gathered from 16S rRNA gene sequencing, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, and metabolomic analysis of pig serum and feces.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 05:09:34.