Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 220: Gaseous Ozonation to Reduce Aflatoxins Levels and Microbial Contamination in Corn Grits

Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 220: Gaseous Ozonation to Reduce Aflatoxins Levels and Microbial Contamination in Corn Grits Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080220 Authors: Yuri Duarte Porto Felipe Machado Trombete Otniel Freitas-Silva Izabela Miranda de Castro Gloria Maria Direito José Luis Ramirez Ascheri Corn is one of the most cultivated cereals in Brazil. However, its grains are constantly exposed to contamination by mycotoxins. Corn grits are used by the...

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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 219: Impact of Spray-Dried Plasma on Intestinal Health and Broiler Performance

Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 219: Impact of Spray-Dried Plasma on Intestinal Health and Broiler Performance Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080219 Authors: Joy M. Campbell Joe D. Crenshaw Ricardo González-Esquerra Javier Polo Spray-dried plasma (SDP) is a functional ingredient commonly utilized in swine production and calf milk replacers to improve performance, feed efficiency, and health. The improvements noted with SDP in animal production are more pronounced under...

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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 218: Developing Gut Microbiota Exerts Colonisation Resistance to Clostridium (syn. Clostridioides) difficile in Piglets

Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 218: Developing Gut Microbiota Exerts Colonisation Resistance to Clostridium (syn. Clostridioides) difficile in Piglets Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080218 Authors: Grześkowiak Dadi Zentek Vahjen Clostridium (syn. Clostridioides) difficile is considered a pioneer colonizer and may cause gut infection in neonatal piglets. The aim of this study was to explore the microbiota-C. difficile associations in pigs. We used the DNA from...

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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 217: Investigation of the Potential Effects of Host Genetics and Probiotic Treatment on the Gut Bacterial Community Composition of Aquaculture-raised Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 217: Investigation of the Potential Effects of Host Genetics and Probiotic Treatment on the Gut Bacterial Community Composition of Aquaculture-raised Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080217 Authors: Angela Landsman Benoit St-Pierre Misael Rosales-Leija Michael Brown William Gibbons This study presents the potential effects of the genetic background and use of probiotics on the gut bacterial...

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