U.S. National Poultry Research Center

SzMBL1 , a metallo-β-lactamase gene in Sarocladium zeae , confers tolerance to the maize phytoanticipin 2-benzoxazolinone

ABSTRACT Maize produces pre-formed secondary metabolites with antimicrobial and invertebrate anti-herbivory properties. Fusarium verticillioides , a mycotoxigenic maize pathogen, detoxifies the maize phytoanticipin 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA) through gene action of FvMBL1, which enco...

Reverse-engineering an expired patent: Characterization of a previously undefined probiotic consortium suggests possible modes of action in broiler chickens

In this study, we characterized the taxonomic composition of a previously patented but uncharacterized mucosal competitive exclusion (MCE) product to identify previously unrecognized bacterial strains and genes that may have contributed to the efficacy of this product. By compari...

Supplementation with Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae Grown on Deoxynivalenol-Contaminated Substrate Improves Growth and Gut Integrity in Broilers

Deoxynivalenol (DON), a Fusarium mycotoxin frequently detected in poultry feeds, impairs broiler health by damaging gut integrity, altering immune response, and compromising growth performance. Insect-derived proteins, such as those from yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae...