Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages for avian pathogenic E. coli strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1919-1927

  Oliveira, A ^a,b   Sillankorva, S ^a   Quinta, R ^b   Henriques, A ^b   Sereno, R ^b   Azeredo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Zona Industrial de Tondela   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Colibacillosis; Escherichia coli; Poultry; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOPHAGES; SEWAGE;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; COLIBACILLOSIS; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PATHOGENIC E-COLI; PATHOGENIC E. COLI; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PERFORMANCE; THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS; THERAPY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DNA; POLYMORPHISM; POULTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AVIAN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INDUSTRY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POULTRY; PURIFICATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; TAXONOMY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AVES; CAUDOVIRALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 65549091505     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04145.x     Document Type: Article

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