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An in vitro model for studies on bacterial interactions in the avian caecum
Author(s) -
Nuotio L.,
Mead G.C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1993.tb00372.x
Subject(s) - caecum , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , bacteria , in vitro , enterobacteriaceae , salmonella , biochemistry , medicine , genetics , gene
An in vitro intermittent‐flow model was developed for studying bacterial interactions in the avian caecum. The model provides a closer simulation of caecal conditions than others described previously but does not require elaborate instrumentation. In preliminary trials, growth of caecal bacteria from an adult chicken was shown to be inhibitory to both Salmonella infantis and entero‐haemorrhagic Escherichia coli.