Microencapsulated phages show prolonged stability in gastrointestinal environments and high therapeutic efficiency to treat Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection

Abstract Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 bacterial infection causes severe disease in mammals and results in substantial economic losses worldwide. Due to the development of antibiotic resistance, bacteriophage (phage) therapy has become an alternative to control O157:H7 infection. However, the t...

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Main Authors: Hanjie Yin, Jing Li, Haosheng Huang, Yuxin Wang, Xinjie Qian, Jianluan Ren, Feng Xue, Jianjun Dai, Fang Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00991-1