Production of organic acids by probiotic lactobacilli can be used to reduce pathogen load in poultry.

Probiotic Lactobacillus can be used to reduce the colonization of pathogenic bacteria in food animals, and therefore reduce the risk of foodborne illness to consumers. As a model system, we examined the mechanism of protection conferred by Lactobacillus species to inhibit C. jejuni growth in vitro a...

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Main Authors: Jason M Neal-McKinney, Xiaonan Lu, Tri Duong, Charles L Larson, Douglas R Call, Devendra H Shah, Michael E Konkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22962594/?tool=EBI