Effect of a bacteriophage T5virus on growth of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella strains in individual and mixed cultures

Abstract A previously isolated a bacteriophage, vB_EcoS_AKFV33 of T5virus, demonstrated great potential in biocontrol of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) O157. This study further evaluated its potential as a biocontrol agent in broth culture against other important non-O157 serogroups of STEC...

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Main Authors: Yan D. Niu, Hui Liu, Roger P. Johnson, Tim A. McAllister, Kim Stanford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1269-7