Microbial Ecology of Growing Animals: Biology of Growing Animals SeriesThe complexity of the microbial population of the animal gastro-intestinal trac has been recognised long ago. However, thus far, investigations have been limited to a few major groups, considered to be dominating, and pathogens that are detrimental and may case diseases and concomitant financial losses in the production animal. Thanks to the latest developments, including improved micriological detection and sampling techniques, and the application of molecular tools to monitor the presence of specific strains in the intestine, our knowlede has increased rapidly in recent years. In addition, new approaches towards improving and/or stabilising animal health, are addressed, with special emphasis on probiotics, and also with regard to the use selected bacterial strains as vehicles for delivery of pharmaceutically active compounds to the muscosa. The book is unique in several respects, not only by its coverage of an extremely wide area in animal gut microbiology, but also by the fact that production animals such as fish and reindeer are included. Scope and treatment of the subject matter and the kind of information that can be found in the volume: Colonisation and development (succession), and mucosal surface composition of the normal microbial population flora in the healthy animal are addressed, whilst estensive information is given on diverse and dominating bacterial populations of different animal types. Reference is also made to those microbial groups considered to be of special benefit to the health and immune protection of the (young) animal bacteria. The development and application of models of the Gastro-Intestinal tract provides a solid basis for studying gut microbial interactions, whilst molecular approaches and the us of molecular tools to monitor the presence of specific strains in the intestine is treated in a comprehensive manner.
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Contents
Metabolism and population dynamics of the intestinal microflora | 21 |
Rumen protozoa in the growing domestic ruminant | 54 |
seasonal changes | 75 |
Microbial ecology of the gastrointestinal tract of the growing | 103 |
Molecular approaches in the study of gut microecology | 119 |
Models of the gastrointestinal tract to study microbial interactions | 142 |
Adhesins and receptors for colonization by different pathotypes | 157 |
Pathogenesis and the gastrointestinal tract of growing fish | 208 |
The immune response in growing animals | 291 |
Development of the immune response in relation to bacterial disease | 314 |
Development of lactobacilli for mucosal immunization | 328 |
The influence of the lactic acid bacteria and other resident microflora | 351 |
Probiotics and disease prevention strategies | 377 |
Antimicrobial activity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from aquatic | 418 |
Enhancement of the efficacy of probiotic microorganisms | 454 |
Strategies for the prevention of E coli infection in the young animal | 472 |
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