Clostridium is a broad genus of anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped, Gram-positive
bacteria that can be found in different environments all around the world. The genus …

Clostridium septicum (CS) is a pathogen that can cause the death of animals in livestock
worldwide through its main virulence factor, alpha-toxin (ATX). The aspects involved in …

Multiple challenges confront the increasing demand for wholesome poultry food products,
including governmental restrictions on the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) …

The Clostridium-related poultry disease, necrotic enteritis (NE), causes substantial economic
losses on a global scale. In the present study, a mixture of two plant-derived phytonutrients …

Abstract Direct-fed microbials (DFMs), also known as probiotics, have been successfully
used to improve the balance of gut microbiota. Spores of Bacillus subtilis, have been used …

Clostridium perfringens is associated with a variety of diseases in both humans and animals.
Recent advances in genomic sequencing make it timely to re-visit this important pathogen …

This study was performed to compare four Clostridium perfringens recombinant proteins as
vaccine candidates using the Montanide™ ISA 71 VG adjuvant in an experimental model of …

The effect of dietary Bacillus-based direct-fed microbials (DFMs; eight single strains
designated as Bs2084, LSSAO1, 3AP4, Bs18, 15AP4, 22CP1, Bs27, and Bs278, and one …

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an important immunosuppressive disease of chickens. The
causative agent, infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), consists of two serotypes, 1 and 2 …

Gangrenous dermatitis (GD) is a disease of chickens and turkeys that causes severe
economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. Clostridium septicum, Clostridium …