Identifying fungi in commercial poultry caeca

Salmonella and Campylobacter continue to be the leading causes of foodborne illness. Billions of dollars have been spent on trying to control these pathogens, and a majority of the intervention strategies target these pathogenic bacteria within the gastro intestinal tract. Many of the intervention strategies to prevent Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination in broiler production include the use of beneficial bacteria in the form of competitive exclusion or probiotics. Other organisms such a