Method for bacteriophage isolation against target Campylobacter strains

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-197

  Carvalho, C ^a   Susano, M ^a   Fernandes, E ^a   Santos, S ^a   Gannon, B ^b   Nicolau, A ^a   Gibbs, P ^c   Teixeira, P ^c   Azeredo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter jejuni; Isolation; Method; Poultry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); TARGETS;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; FOOD POISONING; FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS; PHAGE THERAPY; POULTRY MEAT; RESISTANT BACTERIA; TARGET STRAIN; WORK FOCUS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; MEAT; POPULATION OUTBREAK; POULTRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 74049154168     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02774.x     Document Type: Article

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