Use of a mixture of bacteriophages for biological control of Salmonella enterica strains in compost.
Bacteriophages specific to Salmonella strains were isolated from sewage effluent and characterized. A five-strain bacteriophage mixture was applied to dairy manure compost inoculated with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Bacteriophage treatment resulted in a greater than 2-log-unit reduction of Salmonella within 4 h at all moisture levels compared to the controls.
Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.
Spencer D
SD
Heringa
JinKyung
J
Kim
Xiuping
X
Jiang
M P
MP
Doyle
M C
MC
Erickson
D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D012483:Salmonella Phages / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000821:virology; D012722:Sewage / Q000821:virology; D012987:Soil; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013997:Time Factors
D012722:Sewage; D012987:Soil