Targeted dual-receptor phage cocktail against Cronobacter sakazakii: insights into phage-host interactions and resistance mechanisms [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionCronobacter sakazakii is a notorious foodborne pathogen, frequently contaminating powdered infant formula and causing life-threatening diseases in infants.
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What Can We Learn from a Metagenomic Analysis of a Georgian Bacteriophage Cocktail? [PDF]
Viruses, 2015 Phage therapy, a practice widespread in Eastern Europe, has untapped potential in the combat against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. However, technology transfer to Western medicine is proving challenging. Bioinformatics analysis could help to
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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of a novel phage cocktail as a biocontrol of Salmonella in biofilm, food products, and broiler chicken [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologySalmonella is a foodborne pathogen of animal and public health significance. Considering the disadvantages of antibiotics or chemical preservatives traditionally used to eliminate this pathogen, attention has shifted, in recent years, toward biocontrol ...
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From Isolation to Application: Designing a Multi-Target Phage Cocktail for Bivalve Safety [PDF]
MicroorganismsNarrow host specificity and bacterial resistance often limit single-phage treatments. Phage cocktails address these challenges by expanding the host range, reducing resistance, and enhancing bacterial inactivation.
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Effective reduction of Salmonella Enteritidis in broiler chickens using the UPWr_S134 phage cocktail [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Salmonella is a poultry-associated pathogen that is considered one of the most important zoonotic bacterial agents of contaminated food of animal origin including poultry products.
Marta Kuźmińska-Bajor +8 more
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Multireceptor phage cocktail against Salmonella enterica to circumvent phage resistance. [PDF]
MicrolifeNon-Typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is one of the most common food-borne pathogens worldwide, with poultry products being the major vehicle for pathogenesis in humans.
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A Klebsiella-phage cocktail to broaden the host range and delay bacteriophage resistance both in vitro and in vivo [PDF]
npj Biofilms and MicrobiomesBacteriophages (phages), viruses capable of infecting and lysing bacteria, are a promising alternative for treating infections from hypervirulent, antibiotic-resistant pathogens like Klebsiella pneumoniae, though narrow host range and phage resistance ...
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Systemic Effects of a Phage Cocktail on Healthy Weaned Piglets. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)Simple Summary Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses specifically infecting bacteria, and have been considered as a prospective substitute for antibiotics.
Liu Y, Lin Y, Zhu W.
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The Use of Phage Cocktail and Various Antibacterial Agents in Combination to Prevent the Emergence of Phage Resistance [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2023 Bacterial food poisoning cases due to Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 have been linked with the consumption of a variety of food products, threatening public health around the world.
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Rational design of a hospital-specific phage cocktail to treat Enterobacter cloacae complex infections. [PDF]
Nat MicrobiolThe Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, has reported an ongoing outbreak of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae complex (ECC). Phage therapy is a promising strategy to treat antimicrobial-resistant infections. Utilizing the
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