Non-typhoidal Salmonella represents an important human and animal pathogen world-wide.
Most human salmonellosis cases are foodborne, but each year infections are also acquired …

The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except
among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to …

All species, including horses, suffer from alterations that increase intestinal permeability.
These alterations, also known as “leaky gut,” may lead to severe disease as the normal …

The equine intestinal tract contains a complex microbial population (microbiota) that plays
an important role in health and disease. Despite the undeniable importance of a …

* The editors and authors acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of Samuel L.
Jones, Katharina I. Lohmann, Michelle Henry Barton, Laura Javsicas, Anthony T. Blikslager …

The gastrointestinal microbiota is extremely important for human and animal health.
Investigations into the composition of the microbiota and its therapeutic modification have …

In livestock production, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) represent the most widespread
microorganisms used as probiotics. For such critical use, these bacteria must be correctly …

Background: Nosocomial salmonellosis is an important problem for large animal veterinary
teaching hospitals (VTHs). Objective: To describe failure of an Infection Control Program …

There are many reports of the positive effects of probiotics on gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
microorganisms and the immunological systems of their hosts. Probiotics have prophylactic …

Changes in management of the surgical colic patient over the last 30 years have resulted in
considerable improvement in post operative survival rates. However, post operative …