TY - JOUR
T1 - FI: The Fecobiome Initiative
AU - Sapountzis, Panagiotis
AU - Teseo, Serafino
AU - Otani, Saria
AU - Aarestrup, Frank Møller
AU - Forano, Evelyne
AU - Suen, Garett
AU - Tsiamis, George
AU - Haley, Bradd
AU - Van Kessel, Jo Ann
AU - Huws, Sharon A.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Animal husbandry has been key to the sustainability of human societies for millennia. Livestock animals, such as cattle, convert plants to protein biomass due to a compartmentalized gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the complementary contributions of a diverse GIT microbiota, thereby providing humans with meat and dairy products. Research on cattle gut microbial symbionts has mainly focused on the rumen (which is the primary fermentation compartment) and there is a paucity of functional insight on the intestinal (distal end) microbiota, where most foodborne zoonotic bacteria reside. Here, we present the Fecobiome Initiative (or FI), an international effort that aims at facilitating collaboration on research projects related to the intestinal microbiota, disseminating research results, and increasing public availability of resources. By doing so, the FI can help mitigate foodborne and animal pathogens that threaten livestock and human health, reduce the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in cattle and their proximate environment, and potentially improve the welfare and nutrition of animals. We invite all researchers interested in this type of research to join the FI through our website: www.fecobiome.com.
AB - Animal husbandry has been key to the sustainability of human societies for millennia. Livestock animals, such as cattle, convert plants to protein biomass due to a compartmentalized gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the complementary contributions of a diverse GIT microbiota, thereby providing humans with meat and dairy products. Research on cattle gut microbial symbionts has mainly focused on the rumen (which is the primary fermentation compartment) and there is a paucity of functional insight on the intestinal (distal end) microbiota, where most foodborne zoonotic bacteria reside. Here, we present the Fecobiome Initiative (or FI), an international effort that aims at facilitating collaboration on research projects related to the intestinal microbiota, disseminating research results, and increasing public availability of resources. By doing so, the FI can help mitigate foodborne and animal pathogens that threaten livestock and human health, reduce the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in cattle and their proximate environment, and potentially improve the welfare and nutrition of animals. We invite all researchers interested in this type of research to join the FI through our website: www.fecobiome.com.
KW - Research initiative
KW - Gastrointestinal tract
KW - Microbiota
KW - Zoonoses
U2 - 10.1089/fpd.2021.0082
DO - 10.1089/fpd.2021.0082
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34936494
SN - 1535-3141
VL - 19
SP - 441
EP - 447
JO - Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
JF - Foodborne Pathogens and Disease
IS - 7
ER -