All Outputs (2)

Common colonic community indicators of the suckling pig microbiota where diversity and abundance correlate with performance (2022)
Journal Article
Lee, A., Le Bon, M., Connerton, I. F., & Mellits, K. H. (2022). Common colonic community indicators of the suckling pig microbiota where diversity and abundance correlate with performance. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 98(5), Article fiac048. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiac048

The primary objective of this study was to investigate if common colonic community indicators could be identified from the microbiota of 22-day-old suckling pigs in repeated small-scale trials. A total of three separate trials were conducted at diffe... Read More about Common colonic community indicators of the suckling pig microbiota where diversity and abundance correlate with performance.

Carriage of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae on common insect vectors (2022)
Journal Article
Blunt, R., Mellits, K., Corona-Barrera, E., Pradal-Roa, P., & McOrist, S. (2022). Carriage of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae on common insect vectors. Veterinary Microbiology, 269, Article 109417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2022.109417

The interactions of likely insect and murine vectors of the causative agent of swine dysentery, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, were investigated. Insects were collected and analysed from 3 pig farms positive for B hyodysenteriae. Within these farms, sev... Read More about Carriage of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae on common insect vectors.