ALGORIPHAGUS SP, BOSEA SP, BREVUNDIMONAS SP, DESULFOVIBRIO SP, MICROBACTERIUM SP, SPHINGOMONAS SP, AND VARIOVORAX SP FOR USE IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

A treatment compound and its use in the prevention and treatment diseases are disclosed. The compound comprises one or more materials selected from an algal biomass/supernatant (including both algae and bacteria), a bacterial biomass, and isolated and purified compound(s) as well as specific active sites or structures on those compounds. The treatment compound and the use of such a compound such as that derived from a bacterium that appears to selectively alter one or more TLR pathways in the prevention and treatment of disease in both animals and humans. The bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Algoriphagus sp., Bosea sp., Brevundimonas sp., Desulfovibrio sp., Microbacterium sp., Sphingomonas sp., and Variovorax sp. The disclosed inventive compound and method of treatment find particular application in the treatment of disease in poultry, particularly in the prevention and treatment of coccidiosis.