Characterization of 4 T1-like lytic bacteriophages that lyse Shiga-toxin Escherichia coli O157:H7

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 923-927

  Niu, Yan D ^a   Stanford, Kim ^b   Ackermann, Hans W ^c   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage T1; Biocontrol; Cattle; Escherichia coli O157:H7; STEC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CATTLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOME SIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CATTLE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GENOME, VIRAL; HOST SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84862836991     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W2012-063     Document Type: Note

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