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Project

Intra-species inhibition: a new source of anti microbial metabolites
Code
17806710
Duration
01 July 2010 → 30 June 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Veterinary medicine
    • Other veterinary sciences
    • Other agricultural 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.