Poultry probiotic cuts its coat to beat bad bacteria

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 19:50 in Health & Medicine

A strain of probiotic bacteria that can fight harmful bacterial infections in poultry has the ability to change its coat, according to new findings. The probiotic is currently being taken forward through farm-scale trials to evaluate how well it combats Clostridium perfringens.

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