Composition of Bacterial Assemblages in Different Components of Reed Warbler Nests and a Possible Role of Egg Incubation in Pathogen Regulation

The mucous covering of fecal sacs prevents birds from infection with enteric bacteria

(2014) Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Effect of Incubation on Bacterial Communities of Eggshells in a Temperate Bird, the Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

(2014) Won Young Lee et al.   PLoS One

Dynamics of bacterial and fungal communities associated with eggshells during incubation

(2014) Stéphanie Grizard et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Is Nestling Growth Affected by Nest Reuse and Skin Bacteria in Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca?

(2013) Sonia González-Braojos et al.   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird

(2013) L. D'Alba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Eggshell Bacterial Load Is Related to Antimicrobial Properties of Feathers Lining Barn Swallow Nests

(2013) Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Relationships between Host Phylogeny, Host Type and Bacterial Community Diversity in Cold-Water Coral Reef Sponges

(2013) Sandra Schöttner et al.   PLoS One

Quicklime treatment and stirring of different poultry litter substrates for reducing pathogenic bacteria counts

(2013) M. Lopes et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Age-related differences in the cloacal microbiota of a wild bird species

(2013) Wouter FD van Dongen et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Human Health: An Integrative View

(2012) Jose C. Clemente et al.   CELL

Early Onset of Incubation and Eggshell Bacterial Loads in a Temperate-Zone Cavity-Nesting Passerine

(2012)   CONDOR

The evolution of size of the uropygial gland: mutualistic feather mites and uropygial secretion reduce bacterial loads of eggshells and hatching failures of European birds

(2012) J. J. Soler et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

In situ transplant analysis of free-living bacteria in a lotic ecosystem

(2012) Amitai Or et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of Dietary Supplementation with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mannan Oligosaccharide on the Bacterial Community Structure of Broiler Cecal Contents

(2011) A. Corrigan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Soil Microbial Community Successional Patterns during Forest Ecosystem Restoration

(2011) Natasha C. Banning et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Drying eggs to inhibit bacteria: Incubation during laying in a cavity nesting passerine

(2011) R. Ruiz-De-Castañeda et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Plumage Bacterial Assemblages in a Breeding Wild Passerine: Relationships with Ecological Factors and Body Condition

(2011) Pauli Saag et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Differences in Culturable Microbial Communities in Bird Nestboxes According to Orientation and Influences on Offspring Quality in Great Tits (Parus major)

(2011) Anne E. Goodenough et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Cloacal Bacterial Diversity Increases with Multiple Mates: Evidence of Sexual Transmission in Female Common Lizards

(2011) Joël White et al.   PLoS One

The bacterial microbiota in the ceca of Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) differs between wild and captive birds

(2011) Tobias Wienemann et al.   SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Breathing life into pathogens: the influence of oxygen on bacterial virulence and host responses in the gastrointestinal tract

(2010) Benoit Marteyn et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial and environmental effects on avian egg viability: Do tropical mechanisms act in a temperate environment?

(2010) Jennifer M. Wang et al.   ECOLOGY

Sexually transmitted bacteria affect female cloacal assemblages in a wild bird

(2010) Joël White et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Antimicrobial Activity of Lipophilic Avian Eggshell Surface Extracts

(2010) Olivier Wellman-Labadie et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation

(2010) Liliana D’Alba et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

A systematic assessment of automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (ARISA) as a tool for estimating bacterial richness

(2010) Amir Kovacs et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

Differences in intestinal microbiota between avian brood parasites and their hosts

(2009) MAGDALENA RUIZ-RODRÍGUEZ et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Bacterial pathogens in wild birds: a review of the frequency and effects of infection

(2009) Clare McW. H. Benskin et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Feeding beneficial bacteria: A natural solution for increasing efficiency and decreasing pathogens in animal agriculture

(2009) J. F. Flint et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH

Evidence that plumage bacteria influence feather coloration and body condition of eastern bluebirdsSialia sialis

(2009) Alex R. Gunderson et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Aromatic plants in nests of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus protect chicks from bacteria

(2009) Adèle Mennerat et al.   OECOLOGIA

Avian Incubation Inhibits Growth and Diversification of Bacterial Assemblages on Eggs

(2009) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   PLoS One

Effect of the housing system on shedding and colonization of gut and internal organs of laying hens with Salmonella Enteritidis

(2009) J. De Vylder et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Recent human-to-poultry host jump, adaptation, and pandemic spread of Staphylococcus aureus

(2009) B. V. Lowder et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacterial contamination of table eggs and the influence of housing systems

(2008) K. DE REU et al.   WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL