Code
17806710
Duration
01 July 2010 → 30 June 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
- Microbiology
- Systems biology
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Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
- Laboratory medicine
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Veterinary medicine
- Other veterinary sciences
- Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Keywords
necrotic enteritis
bacteriocins
clostridium perfringens
Project description
In this project it is investigated if bacteriocins from a non-virulent Clostridium perfringens strain can be identified and purified as alternative for antibiotics to treat necrotic enteritis. The goal is to propose a new product that can be used in an antibiotic-free control C. perfringens infections in broiler chickens.