Bacteriophage Esc-A is an efficient therapy for Escherichia coli 3-1 caused diarrhea in chickens.
The bacteriophage Esc-A was isolated from sewage by using the intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli 3-1 as the host. Toxicity in chickens showed its safety as a bio-product. Phage therapy against diarrhea in chickens indicated that Esc-A could decrease the death rate more efficiently compared with antibiotic treatments.
Xie
Huijun
H
Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
Zhuang
Xuliang
X
Kong
Jian
J
Ma
Guirong
G
Zhang
Hongxun
H
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D003090:Coliphages / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000821:virology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents