The gut of warm-blooded animals is colonized by microbes possibly constituting at least 100
times more genetic material of microbial cells than that of the somatic cells of the host. These …

Inflammation is an essential immune response that seeks to contain microbial infection and
repair damaged tissue. Increased pro-inflammatory mediators have been associated with …

The intestinal tract harbors a diverse community of microbes that have co-evolved with the
host immune system. Although many of these microbes execute functions that are critical for …

Salmonella is a facultative intracellular pathogen that has co-evolved with its host and has
also developed various strategies to evade the host immune responses. Salmonella recruits …

Controlling Salmonella in poultry is an ongoing food safety measure and while significant
progress has been made, there is a need to continue to evaluate different strategies that …

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chlorogenic acid (CGA) on the
intestinal microorganisms and metabolites in broilers during lipopolysaccharide (LPS) …

Although the gastrointestinal tract is frequently described simply as' the gut', it is actually
made up of:(1) an epithelium;(2) a diverse and robust immune arm, which contains most of …

Abstract Background Preventing Salmonella infection and colonization in young birds is key
to improving poultry gut health and reducing Salmonella contamination of poultry products …

Salmonella is estimated to cause one million foodborne illnesses in the United States every
year. Salmonella-contaminated poultry products are one of the major sources of …

Abstract Intestinal carriage of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in the chicken host serves as a
reservoir for transmission of Salmonella to humans through the consumption of poultry …