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Characterization and in vitro evaluation of new bacteriophages for the biocontrol of Escherichia coli.
Virus research - 2 Jan 2017
Pereira Carla, Moreirinha Catarina, Lewicka Magdalena, Almeida Paulo, Clemente Carla, Romalde Jesús L, Nunes Maria L, Almeida Adelaide
Abstract excerpt
In the present study two new phages (phT4A and ECA2) were characterized and their efficacy was evaluated separately and in cocktail (phT4A/ECA2) to control Escherichia coli. The isolated phages, phT4A and ECA2, belonged to the Myoviridae and Podoviridae family, respectively and both are safe (no integrase and toxin codifying genes) to be used in bacterial control. In general, the increase of multiplicity of...
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