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In Vitro Evaluation of a Phage Cocktail Controlling Infections with Escherichia coli.
Korf, Imke H E Kittler, Sophie Bierbrodt, Anna Mengden, Ruth Rohde, Christine Rohde, Manfred Kroj, Andrea Lehnherr, Tatiana Fruth, Angelika Flieger, Antje
Korf, Imke H E
Kittler, Sophie
Bierbrodt, Anna
Mengden, Ruth
Rohde, Christine
Rohde, Manfred
Kroj, Andrea
Lehnherr, Tatiana
Fruth, Angelika
Flieger, Antje
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2020-12-19
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Worldwide, poultry industry suffers from infections caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli. Therapeutic failure due to resistant bacteria is of increasing concern and poses a threat to human and animal health. This causes a high demand to find alternatives to fight bacterial infections in animal farming. Bacteriophages are being especially considered for the control of multi-drug resistant bacteria due to their high specificity and lack of serious side effects. Therefore, the study aimed on characterizing phages and composing a phage cocktail suitable for the prevention of infections with E. coli. Six phages were isolated or selected from our collections and characterized individually and in combination with regard to host range, stability, reproduction, and efficacy in vitro. The cocktail consisting of six phages was able to inhibit formation of biofilms by some E. coli strains but not by all. Phage-resistant variants arose when bacterial cells were challenged with a single phage but not when challenged by a combination of four or six phages. Resistant variants arising showed changes in carbon metabolism and/or motility. Genomic comparison of wild type and phage-resistant mutant E28.G28R3 revealed a deletion of several genes putatively involved in phage adsorption and infection.
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Viruses. 2020 Dec 19;12(12):1470. doi: 10.3390/v12121470.
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