Application of bacteriophages to control intestinal Escherichia coli O157:H7 levels in ruminants

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 5359-5366

  Sheng, Haiqing ^a   Knecht, Hannah J ^a   Kudva, Indira T ^a,b   Hovde, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER;

ORAL TREATMENT; PHAGE TREATMENT GROUP; RUMINANTS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; RUMINANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BOVIDS; CATTLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; INTESTINE FLORA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLYSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COLIPHAGES; DRINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FRESH WATER; INTESTINES; LYSOGENY; MICE; PLAQUE ASSAY; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747359398     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00099-06     Document Type: Article

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