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Laurent Cauquil is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, their work focuses on several subfields, including Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their scientific contributions concentrate on specific topics, notably:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Laurent Cauquil has authored multiple papers published in a variety of academic venues. Notable publication venues where they have contributed include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Genetics Selection Evolution, animal, Gut Microbes, and the Journal of Nutrition.

Selected recent papers by Laurent Cauquil include:

  • "Gut microbiota derived metabolites contribute to intestinal barrier maturation at the suckling-to-weaning transition" (2020, Gut Microbes)
  • "Absolute quantitation of microbes using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding: A rapid normalization of relative abundances by quantitative PCR targeting a 16S rRNA gene spike-in standard" (2020, MicrobiologyOpen)
  • "Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolite Signature in Suckling and Weaned Piglets" (2020, Journal of Proteome Research)
  • "Microbiability and microbiome-wide association analyses of feed efficiency and performance traits in pigs" (2022, Genetics Selection Evolution)
  • "Gut microbiota and host genetics contribute to the phenotypic variation of digestive and feed efficiency traits in growing pigs fed a conventional and a high fiber diet" (2022, Genetics Selection Evolution)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Laurent Cauquil include:

  • Sylvie Combes
  • Olivier Zemb
  • Martín Beaumont
  • Géraldine Pascal
  • Céline Barilly

Best Publications

  • FROGS: Find, Rapidly, OTUs with Galaxy Solution.

    Frédéric Escudié;Lucas Auer;Maria Bernard;Mahendra Mariadassou

  • Establishment of ruminal bacterial community in dairy calves from birth to weaning is sequential

    M. Rey;M. Rey;F. Enjalbert;F. Enjalbert;S. Combes;S. Combes;L. Cauquil;L. Cauquil

  • Microbial ecology of the rumen evaluated by 454 GS FLX pyrosequencing is affected by starch and oil supplementation of diets.

    Asma Zened;Asma Zened;Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil;Jérôme Mariette

  • Effects of stocking density on the growth performance and digestive microbiota of broiler chickens

    Sarah Guardia;Barbara Konsak;Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Florence Levenez

  • StatFingerprints: a friendly graphical interface program for processing and analysis of microbial fingerprint profiles

    R. J. Michelland;Sébastien Déjean;S. Combes;L. Fortun-Lamothe

  • Postnatal development of the rabbit caecal microbiota composition and activity

    Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Rory Julien Michelland;Rory Julien Michelland;Valérie Monteils;Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil

  • Potential core species and satellite species in the bacterial community within the rabbit caecum

    Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Sylvie Combes;Jean-Jacques Godon

  • Gut microbiota derived metabolites contribute to intestinal barrier maturation at the suckling-to-weaning transition.

    Martin Beaumont;Charlotte Paës;Eloïse Mussard;Christelle Knudsen

  • Engineering the rabbit digestive ecosystem to improve digestive health and efficacy

    S. Combes;L. Fortun-Lamothe;L. Cauquil;T. Gidenne

  • Absolute quantitation of microbes using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding: A rapid normalization of relative abundances by quantitative PCR targeting a 16S rRNA gene spike-in standard

    Olivier Zemb;Caroline S. Achard;Jerome Hamelin;Marie Léa De Almeida

  • Molecular analysis of the bacterial community in digestive tract of rabbit

    Rory J. Michelland;Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Valérie Monteils;Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil

  • Overfeeding and genetics affect the composition of intestinal microbiota in Anas platyrhynchos (Pekin) and Cairina moschata (Muscovy) ducks.

    Florian Vasaï;Karine Brugirard Ricaud;Marie Dominique Bernadet;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil

  • Starch and oil in the donor cow diet and starch in substrate differently affect the in vitro ruminal biohydrogenation of linoleic and linolenic acids

    Asma Zened;Asma Zened;Annabelle Troegeler-Meynadier;Annabelle Troegeler-Meynadier;Marie-Claude Nicot;Marie-Claude Nicot;Sylvie Combes

  • Coprophagous behavior of rabbit pups affects implantation of cecal microbiota and health status.

    S. Combes;S. Combes;T. Gidenne;T. Gidenne;L. Cauquil;L. Cauquil;O. Bouchez

  • Spatial and temporal variations of the bacterial community in the bovine digestive tract

    R.J. Michelland;R.J. Michelland;V. Monteils;V. Monteils;A. Zened;A. Zened;S. Combes;S. Combes

  • Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolite Signature in Suckling and Weaned Piglets.

    Martin Beaumont;Laurent Cauquil;Allan Bertide;Ingrid Ahn

  • Influence of cage or pen housing on carcass traits and meat quality of rabbit.

    S. Combes;G. Postollec;L. Cauquil;T. Gidenne

  • Fumonisin-Exposure Impairs Age-Related Ecological Succession of Bacterial Species in Weaned Pig Gut Microbiota.

    Ivan Mateos;Sylvie Combes;Géraldine Pascal;Laurent Cauquil

  • Relationships between sensory and physicochemical measurements in meat of rabbit from three different breeding systems using canonical correlation analysis.

    Sylvie Combes;Ignacio González;Sébastien Déjean;Alain Baccini

  • Rapid adaptation of the bacterial community in the growing rabbit caecum after a change in dietary fibre supply

    R. J. Michelland;S. Combes;V. Monteils;L. Cauquil

  • Live yeast stability in rabbit digestive tract: Consequences on the caecal ecosystem, digestion, growth and digestive health

    M. Kimsé;M. Kimsé;C. Bayourthe;C. Bayourthe;V. Monteils;V. Monteils;L. Fortun-Lamothe;L. Fortun-Lamothe

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Combes
Sylvie Combes Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Thierry Gidenne
Thierry Gidenne INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Catherine Larzul
Catherine Larzul Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Christophe Klopp
Christophe Klopp INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Isabelle P. Oswald
Isabelle P. Oswald Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Franck Lavigne
Franck Lavigne Pantheon-Sorbonne University
N. Le Floc’h
N. Le Floc’h INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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