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. 1986 Apr;96(2):161–169. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400065931

Inhibition of colonization of the chicken caecum with Salmonella typhimurium by pre-treatment with strains of Escherichia coli.

P A Barrow, J F Tucker
PMCID: PMC2129646  PMID: 3517153

Abstract

Simultaneous oral administration of broth cultures of three strains of Escherichia coli isolated from sewage and an abattoir strongly inhibited the colonization of a subsequently administered strain of Salmonella typhimurium. The three strains were protective against the S. typhimurium strain under a variety of conditions: in different breeds and in chickens fed different diets. The strains were not equally effective against other salmonella strains. Oral administration of the strains produced a statistically significant reduction in the excretion of the S. typhimurium strain over a period of 7 weeks.

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