TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens

Reducing Campylobacter spp. carriage in poultry is challenging, but essential to control this major cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Although much is known about the mechanisms and route of Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultry the literature is scarce on antibiotic-free solu...

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Main Authors: Khattak, Farina, Paschalis, Vasileios, Green, Matthew, Houdijk, Jos, Soultanas, Panos, Mahdavi, Jafar
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author Khattak, Farina
Paschalis, Vasileios
Green, Matthew
Houdijk, Jos
Soultanas, Panos
Mahdavi, Jafar
author_facet Khattak, Farina
Paschalis, Vasileios
Green, Matthew
Houdijk, Jos
Soultanas, Panos
Mahdavi, Jafar
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description Reducing Campylobacter spp. carriage in poultry is challenging, but essential to control this major cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Although much is known about the mechanisms and route of Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultry the literature is scarce on antibiotic-free solutions to combat Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultry. In vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to investigate the role of TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, in inhibiting Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) biofilm formation and reducing C. jejuni and Escherichia coli (E. coli) colonization in broiler chickens at market age. In an in vitro study, the inhibitory effect on C. jejuni biofilm formation using a plastic bead assay was investigated. The results demonstrated that TYPLEX® Chelate significantly reduces biofilm formation. For in vivo study, 800 broilers (one-day old) were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments in a randomised block design, each having 10 replicate pens with 20 birds per pen. At day 21, all birds were challenged with C. jejuni via seeded litter. At day 42, caecal samples were collected and tested for volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, C. jejuni and E. coli counts. The results showed that TYPLEX® Chelate reduced the carriage of C. jejuni and E. coli in poultry by 2 and 1 log₁₀ per gram caecal sample, respectively, and increased caecal VFA concentrations. These findings support TYPLEX® Chelate as a novel non-antibiotic feed additive that may help produce poultry with a lower public health risk of Campylobacteriosis.
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spelling nottingham-483982020-05-08T09:30:26Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48398/ TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens Khattak, Farina Paschalis, Vasileios Green, Matthew Houdijk, Jos Soultanas, Panos Mahdavi, Jafar Reducing Campylobacter spp. carriage in poultry is challenging, but essential to control this major cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Although much is known about the mechanisms and route of Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultry the literature is scarce on antibiotic-free solutions to combat Campylobacter spp. colonization in poultry. In vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to investigate the role of TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, in inhibiting Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) biofilm formation and reducing C. jejuni and Escherichia coli (E. coli) colonization in broiler chickens at market age. In an in vitro study, the inhibitory effect on C. jejuni biofilm formation using a plastic bead assay was investigated. The results demonstrated that TYPLEX® Chelate significantly reduces biofilm formation. For in vivo study, 800 broilers (one-day old) were randomly allocated to 4 dietary treatments in a randomised block design, each having 10 replicate pens with 20 birds per pen. At day 21, all birds were challenged with C. jejuni via seeded litter. At day 42, caecal samples were collected and tested for volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations, C. jejuni and E. coli counts. The results showed that TYPLEX® Chelate reduced the carriage of C. jejuni and E. coli in poultry by 2 and 1 log₁₀ per gram caecal sample, respectively, and increased caecal VFA concentrations. These findings support TYPLEX® Chelate as a novel non-antibiotic feed additive that may help produce poultry with a lower public health risk of Campylobacteriosis. Oxford University Press 2018-04-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48398/8/pex413.pdf Khattak, Farina, Paschalis, Vasileios, Green, Matthew, Houdijk, Jos, Soultanas, Panos and Mahdavi, Jafar (2018) TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 97 (4). pp. 1391-1399. ISSN 1525-3171 Campylobacter biofilm volatile fatty acid feed additive food safety https://academic.oup.com/ps/advance-article/doi/10.3382/ps/pex413/4864308 doi:10.3382/ps/pex413 doi:10.3382/ps/pex413
spellingShingle Campylobacter
biofilm
volatile fatty acid
feed additive
food safety
Khattak, Farina
Paschalis, Vasileios
Green, Matthew
Houdijk, Jos
Soultanas, Panos
Mahdavi, Jafar
TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title_full TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title_fullStr TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title_full_unstemmed TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title_short TYPLEX® Chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits Campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
title_sort typlex® chelate, a novel feed additive, inhibits campylobacter jejuni biofilm formation and cecal colonization in broiler chickens
topic Campylobacter
biofilm
volatile fatty acid
feed additive
food safety
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