Bacteriophage Isolated from Feedlot Cattle Can Reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 Populations in Ruminant Gastrointestinal Tracts

R. Callaway, Todd; S. Edrington, Tom; Brabban, A.D.; C. Anderson, Robin; L. Rossman, Michelle; J. Engler, Mike; A. Carr, Mandy; J. Genovese, K.; E. Keen, James; L. Looper, M.; Kutter, Elizabeth; J. Nisbet, David

doi:10.1089/fpd.2007.0057

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Bacteriophage Isolated from Feedlot Cattle Can Reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 Populations in Ruminant Gastrointestinal Tracts

Published in Foodborne Pathogens and Disease • Apr 1, 2008

Authors:

Todd R. Callaway

Tom S. Edrington

A.D. Brabban

Abstract

Escherichia coli O157:H7 can live undetected in the gut of food animals and be spread to humans directly and indirectly. Bacteriophages are viruses that prey on bacteria, offering a natural, nonantibiotic method to reduce pathogens from the food supply. Here we show that a cocktail of phages isolate...

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Escherichia coli

Biology

Microbiology

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