Antibiotic resistance is currently one of the driving problems to find other solutions to fight bacteria. In the era of the increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria and a lack of new effective antibiotics, bacteriophages offer an alternative strategy to antibiotics for poultry, and thus for food safety and public health. Yet, remains in the industry …
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Use of Bacteriophages in the Poultry Industry
Being poultry production one of the worldwide sectors which uses more antibiotics and foodborne bacterial pathogens considered as the leading bacterial causes of human diseases. The pressure to come up with alternatives to fight this bacterial pathogen as gone up like never before.
Antimicrobial resistance in the EU – can phages be a renewed hope?
Salmonella and Campylobacter are becoming increasingly resistant to ciprofloxacin, one of the antibiotics of choice for treating infections caused by these bacteria. The conclusion is part of the latest report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonoses released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which also presents some positive trends in …
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Bacteriophages: A therapeutic approach in animal health
Bacteriophages can provide an effective and sustainable solution for the control of bacterial populations at various stages of the food chain: from animal to food processing facilities. Authors: Gomes I., Martins A., P. Llagostera M., Pilar Cortés M, .Catalá-Gregori, S. Sevilla-Navarro, De Gussem M., Van Meirhaeghe H., Marcin Los,, Silva, D.
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