“…This is the first report identifying specific infection and inhibition of major foodborne pathogens, Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7, by a single bacteriophage. Various components of the bacterial outermost cell layer, such as flagella (61,63), O antigen of LPS (4,39,47), OmpC (28,67,72), and BtuB (29,35), are used as bacteriophage receptors. Identification of the phage receptor is essential for the application of phages in the biocontrol of pathogens (25).…”