Transplanting gut microbes from chickens more resistant to Campylobacter into birds that are susceptible does not improve resistance, according to researchers.

To determine the types and numbers of microbes present, scientists from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland analyzed the genetic makeup of gut microbiota from chicken lines with different resistance to the bacteria.

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