title: Bacteriophage Esc-A is an efficient therapy for Escherichia coli 3-1 caused diarrhea in chickens.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xuliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Guirong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hongxun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents