Caecal microbiome transplant inhibits transmission and intestinal colonisation of Campylobacter jejuni in broiler chickens
Rachel Gilroy, Gemma Chaloner, Amy Wedley, Peter Richards-Rios, Sian Pottenger, Paul Wigley · 2026
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Rachel Gilroy and colleagues test a gut microbe transplant against Campylobacter in chickens in a 2026 study. The germ is the top bacterial cause of food poisoning in people, with poultry as the main source. It settles heavily in the chicken's blind gut pouches and spreads fast through flocks.
Chicks given caecal material from adult birds at hatch carried more varied gut microbes. When challenged at 21 days through infected pen-mates, treated groups passed the germ on less and held far lower gut levels at slaughter age checks on day 35. The transplant beat a commercial exclusion product, suggesting real cuts in human cases could follow.
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| CREATOR | Rachel Gilroy, Gemma Chaloner, Amy Wedley, Peter Richards-Rios, Sian Pottenger, Paul Wigley |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32189 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |