Laura Montoro Dasí

1. IntroductionMicrobiota is defined as the microbial community, including commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms, which colonise different areas of animals and have an important influence on animal health, productivity and disease control [1–9]. Hence, the presence of beneficial microbiota plays an important role in production, protection from pathogens, control of epithelial ce ...

INTRODUCTIONAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a major threat for public health worldwide (WHO, 2014). One of the main factors contributing to the emergence of resistant bacteria has been the massive use of antimicrobials for growth promotion and disease prevention for several years in animal production (Guo et al., 2018; Mehdi et al., 2018). However, although nowadays the use of antibiotic ...