Bacteriophage Esc-A is an efficient therapy for Escherichia coli 3-1 caused diarrhea in chickens

Huijun Xie; Xuliang Zhuang; Jian Kong; Guirong Ma; Hongxun Zhang

doi:10.2323/jgam.51.159

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Bacteriophage Esc-A is an efficient therapy for Escherichia coli 3-1 caused diarrhea in chickens

Huijun Xie, Xuliang Zhuang, Jian Kong, Guirong Ma, Hongxun Zhang

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Keywords: bacteriophage therapy, pathogenic Escherichia coli

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2005 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages 159-163

DOI https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.51.159

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Abstract

The bacteriophage Esc-A was isolated from sewage by using the intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli 3-1 as the host. Toxicity in chickens showed its safety as a bio-product. Phage therapy against diarrhea in chickens indicated that Esc-A could decrease the death rate more efficiently compared with antibiotic treatments.

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