Abstract:The emergence of multi-drug resistant Salmonella, one of the major pathogens causing food poisoning is challenging. Salmonella Enteritidis infections in poultry are widespread and the quest for safe alternatives to antibiotics led to phages. The purpose of this study was to isolate and characterize a novel pathogenic/lytic phages that targets Salmonella and to investigate its efficacy at lysing the bacterium. Poultry isolated Salmonella BT55CW showed considerable antibiotic resistance with MAR index of 0.4. Tw… Show more
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