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Identifying Salmonella superspreaders in livestock is crucial for food safety. Early inflammation and gut microbiota changes indicate pigs likely to become superspreaders, but predictive biomarkers are still needed.

Keywords:

Salmonella antibiotic resistance gut microbiome swine

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Veterinary microbiology
Food safety science
Animal health and disease transmission

Background:

Multidrug-resistant zoonotic pathogens like Salmonella pose significant food safety risks in livestock.
Superspreaders, which excrete high pathogen loads, accelerate Salmonella transmission on farms.
Current methods lack biomarkers to identify potential superspreaders before significant shedding occurs.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate potential early indicators of the superspreader phenotype in pigs infected with Salmonella.
To identify host-associated factors linked to high Salmonella shedding.

Main Methods:

Analysis of inflammatory responses in pigs following Salmonella infection.
Characterization of gut microbiota composition in relation to pathogen shedding levels.

Main Results:

A potent early inflammatory response was associated with the superspreader phenotype.
Distinct changes in gut microbiota composition correlated with high Salmonella shedding.
These biomarkers emerge during infection, limiting their predictive value.

Conclusions:

Early inflammation and specific microbiota alterations are linked to Salmonella superspreading in pigs.
Further research is required to develop predictive biomarkers for identifying potential superspreaders before infection.
Developing such biomarkers could significantly enhance control strategies for Salmonella transmission in livestock.