Evaluation of plant-based antimicrobials in controlling antimicrobial resistance gene spread in poultry production continuum
Poonam Vinayamohan, Leya Susan Viju, Abraham Joseph Pellissery, Meera Surendran Nair, Annie M. Donoghue, Kumar Venkitanarayanan · 2026
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Poonam Vinayamohan and co-authors tested in 2026 whether plant-derived compounds can slow the spread of antibiotic resistance genes between poultry bacteria. Resistance genes pass from one bacterium to another through conjugation, a direct cell-to-cell transfer. The study followed one such gene moving from Salmonella Heidelberg, a poultry pathogen resistant to many drugs, into ordinary Escherichia coli, across broth, chicken manure, and water.
Four plant chemicals were tried. Carvacrol and beta-resorcylic acid cut gene transfer in broth and manure, while carvacrol and caprylic acid worked in water. Feed carrying one compound also reduced transfer inside chicken gut tissue tested outside the body. Treated Salmonella dialed down its transfer genes. Larger live-bird studies are still needed.
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| CREATOR | Poonam Vinayamohan, Leya Susan Viju, Abraham Joseph Pellissery, Meera Surendran Nair, Annie M. Donoghue, Kumar Venkitanarayanan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |