biostudies-literatureUnknown12Li Y<h4>Introduction</h4><i>Escherichia coli</i> infection causes severe diarrhea, decreases growth performance, and increases mortality of poultry, which imposes a significant economic burden on the poultry industry and severely limits its growth.<h4>Methods</h4>Here, to investigate the effects of <i>Lactobacillus</i> on the intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of <i>E. coli</i>-infected goslings, we established a geese model infected with an <i>Stx2f</i> gene-carrying <i>E. coli</i> strain and analyzed the probiotic characteristics of three <i>Lactobacillus</i> isolates obtained from the cecum of healthy geese. In an <i>in vivo</i> study, Zi geese were administered daily gavage of <i>L. johnsonii</i> MC006, <i>L. salivarius</i> MC013, or <i>L. fermentum</i> MC018 (10<suFrontiers in veterinary science1666985https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12436130biostudies-literatureOral supplementation with <i>Lactobacillus fermentum</i> MC018 improves intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of Zi geese infected with <i>Escherichia coli</i> XH197291.PMC12436130Yang LZhu ZLiu MLiang YLi FDong MLi PHe LZhou YLiu YLi YLi ZChen RfalseOral supplementation with <i>Lactobacillus fermentum</i> MC018 improves intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of Zi geese infected with <i>Escherichia coli</i> XH197291.<h4>Introduction</h4><i>Escherichia coli</i> infection causes severe diarrhea, decreases growth performance, and increases mortality of poultry, which imposes a significant economic burden on the poultry industry and severely limits its growth.<h4>Methods</h4>Here, to investigate the effects of <i>Lactobacillus</i> on the intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of <i>E. coli</i>-infected goslings, we established a geese model infected with an <i>Stx2f</i> gene-carrying <i>E. coli</i> strain and analyzed the probiotic characteristics of three <i>Lactobacillus</i> isolates obtained from the cecum of healthy geese. In an <i>in vivo</i> study, Zi geese were administered daily gavage of <i>L. johnsonii</i> MC006, <i>L. salivarius</i> MC013, or <i>L. fermentum</i> MC018 (10<su2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-06-02T05:54:04.496Z2026-04-14T03:14:21.48ZS-EPMC124361304096358510.3389/fvets.2025.1666985