The antagonistic activity of lactobacilli in the intestine in relation to various enteropathogenic microorganisms can vary within wide limits, including depending on the species composition of the lactobiota of the intestine. The purpose of this work was to determine the antagonistic activity of representatives of the order Lactobacillales isolated from chickens in poultry farms with different levels of Salmonella infection. The test object was the chickens of the parent herd and broiler chickens of crosses Ross 308 and Hubbard F - 15 from five poultry farms. Three poultry farms were characterized by a low level of salmonella infection in birds (less than 5% for cloacal swabs in PCR and the absence of salmonella isolation from food products). Two poultry farms were characterized by a high level of Salmonella infection (poultry infection by cloacal swabs of more than 10% and official salmonellosis disadvantage due to isolation of Salmonella cultures in food products). The level of infection was evaluated by real-time PCR after preliminary subculture of cloacal swabs on Shadler’s broth. The antagonistic activity of lactobacilli and related bacterial species isolated from the same chickens was carried out in co-cultivation tests on the Shadler broth with subsequent identification of salmonella on the RVS broth. Poultry farms with low Salmonella infection were characterized by the presence of L. reuteri as a major component of intestinal lactobiota and had a higher antagonistic activity against more Salmonella cultures (odds ratio (OR) 17.33 (CI 95 = 5.99-50.07776))

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