Isolation and characterization of lytic bacteriophages against enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1323-1331

  Viazis, S ^a   Akhtar, M ^a   Feirtag, J ^a   Brabban, A D ^b   Diez Gonzalez, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Biocontrol; Enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli; Food safety

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SAFETY; POLYSACCHARIDES; STRAIN;

CATTLE FEEDLOTS; E. COLI; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDLOT MANURE; FOOD-SAFETY; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; SEROGROUPS; SEROTYPES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

LYASE;

AGAR; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FECAL COLIFORM; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION; LYSIS; MANURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLURRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DAIRY CATTLE; EAEA GENE; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES CULTURE; FOOD CHAIN; HLYA GENE; INOCULATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; STX1 GENE; STX2 GENE;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953737016     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04989.x     Document Type: Article

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