Impact of a single phage and a phage cocktail application in broilers on reduction of Campylobacter jejuni and development of resistance.

Campylobacteriosis is currently the most frequent foodborne zoonosis in many countries. One main source is poultry. The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge about the potential of bacteriophages in reducing colonization of broilers with Campylobacter , as there are only a few in vivo studi...

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Main Authors: Samuel Fischer, Sophie Kittler, Günter Klein, Gerhard Glünder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804501?pdf=render