Can probiotics improve the environmental microbiome and resistome of commercial poultry production?

ABSTRACT: Food animal production systems have become more consolidated and integrated, producing large, concentrated animal populations and significant amounts of fecal waste. Increasing use of manure and litter as a more "natural" and affordable source of fertilizer may be contributing to contamination of fruits and vegetables with foodborne pathogens. In addition, human and animal manure have been identified as a significant source of antibiotic resistance genes thereby serving as a disseminator of resistance to soil and waterways. Therefore, identifying methods to remediate human and animal waste is critical in developing strategies to improve food safety and minimize the dissemination of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In this study, we sought to determine whether withdrawing antibiotic growth pr

SUBMITTER: Pedroso AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3823317 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature