Air-Dried Brown Seaweed, <italic toggle="yes">Ascophyllum nodosum</italic>, Alters the Rumen Microbiome in a Manner That Changes Rumen Fermentation Profiles and Lowers the Prevalence of Foodborne Pathogens

Air-Dried Brown Seaweed, <italic toggle="yes">Ascophyllum nodosum</italic>, Alters the Rumen Microbiome in a Manner That Changes Rumen Fermentation Profiles and Lowers the Prevalence of Foodborne Pathogens

ABSTRACT The use of Tasco (air-dried Ascophyllum nodosum) as a feed supplement for ruminants has been reported to affect rumen fermentation and reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 shedding in feces, but the mode of action behind this phenomenon is unclear. In this study, the effects of four Tasco levels...

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Main Authors: Mi Zhou, Martin Hünerberg, Yanhong Chen, Tim Reuter, Tim A. McAllister, Franklin Evans, Alan T. Critchley, Le Luo Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-02-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Ascophyllum nodosum
Escherichia coli
Tasco
ram
rumen microbiome
seaweed
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00017-18

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