Clostridium perfringens type A and C are the primary etiological agents associated with
necrotic enteritis (NE) in poultry. The predisposing factors implicated in the incidence of NE …

Horizontal transfer of genomic islands (GEIs), that is, chromosomal regions encoding
functions that can be advantageous for the host, plays a key role in bacterial evolution, but …

Conjugation is a key mechanism of bacterial evolution that involves mobile genetic
elements. Recent findings indicated that the main actors of conjugative transfer are not the …

Firmicutes constitutes one of the dominant bacteria phyla of human and animal gut
microbiota. It comprises a number of genera of outstanding relevance in health care and …

Pigs are among the most numerous and intensively farmed food-producing animals in the
world. The gut microbiome plays an important role in the health and performance of swine …

Antimicrobial resistance remains an utmost concern in human and veterinary medicine,
impacting humans, animals, and the environment while significantly influencing the …

Antimicrobial susceptibilities and toxin types were determined for 275 Clostridium
perfringens isolates collected in Ontario in the spring of 2005. Minimal inhibitory …

ABSTRACT Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter Jejuni are highly resistant to most
therapeutic antimicrobials in Taiwan; rapid diagnostics of resistance in bacterial isolates is …

Clostridium perfringens is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause food poisoning in
humans and various enterotoxemia in animal species. Very little is known on the biofilm of …

The use of antibiotic feed additives in broiler chickens results in a high prevalence of
resistance among their enteric bacteria, with a consequent emergence of antibiotic …