Isolation and characterization of Yersinia-specific bacteriophages from pig stools in Finland

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 599-608

  Salem, M ^a,b   Virtanen, S ^c   Korkeala, H ^c   Skurnik, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol; Detection; Pig; Veterinary; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; FARMS; MAMMALS; STRAIN;

DETECTION; FINLAND; FOODBORNE INFECTIONS; INTESTINAL TRACT; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; PIG; SEROTYPES; VETERINARY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIAE;

BIOCONTROL;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; HOST RANGE; PIG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FECES; FINLAND; GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; VIROLOGY; YERSINIA;

FINLAND;

ANIMALIA; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS; SUIDAE; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; FECES; FINLAND; HOST SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 84926176561     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12722     Document Type: Article

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