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                                            OAKLEY, BRIAN - Former ARS Employeeitem
                                            Kogut, Michael

                                                         - *Mike*item
                                            Donovan, Daviditem
                                            Cox Jr, Nelsonitem
                                            Berrang, Markitem
                                            CHALGHOUMI, RAJA - University Of Carthage, Tunisiaitem
                                            SEAL, BRUCE - Former ARS Employee
  Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
                                    Publication Type: Abstract Only
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 5/25/2015
                                    Publication  Date: 6/23/2015
                                    Citation: Oakley, B., Kogut, M.H., Donovan, D.M., Cox Jr, N.A., Berrang, M.E., Chalghoumi, R., Seal, B. 2015. Managing the gut microbiome of food animals with tools of microbial ecology [abstract]. International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics. June 23-25, 2015. Budapest, Hungary.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: The removal of antibiotics from animal feed as mandated by the European Union in 2006 and recently proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require new strategies to maintain animal health, optimize nutrition, and control foodborne pathogens.  We have recently pursued three main approaches to managing the GI microbiome of poultry with potential application to other food animals.   First, we have documented the taxonomic composition and diversity of naturally occurring bacterial communities through the life span of a commercial broiler.  Second, we have begun to use these data to inform cultivation efforts with the goal of assembling probiotic consortia to mimic the natural community.  Finally, genome sequencing of novel bacteria isolated from the chicken GI tract has been used to identify endolysins of bacteriophage origin that may be used as targeted antimicrobials against specific animal or human pathogens.


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