Biocontrol Approaches against Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Foods

P Puligundla, S Lim - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a well-known water-and food-borne
zoonotic pathogen that can cause gastroenteritis in humans. It threatens the health of …

Treatment Strategies for Infections With Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

S Mühlen, P Dersch - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Infections with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause outbreaks of severe
diarrheal disease in children and the elderly around the world. The severe complications …

Lactobacillus plantarum relieves diarrhea caused by enterotoxin-producing Escherichia coli through inflammation modulation and gut microbiota regulation

Y Yue, Z He, Y Zhou, RP Ross, C Stanton, J Zhao… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lactobacillus plantarum can relieve diarrhea caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
(ETEC), but the remission mechanism has not been fully explained. This study compares the …

Bioengineered biomimetic and bioinspired noninvasive drug delivery systems

V Rahamim, A Azagury - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The main purpose herein is to provide an up‐to‐date review on noninvasive biomimetic,
bioinspired, and bioengineered drug delivery system (DDS). Noninvasive DDS is an ever …

Characterisation of Vibrio Species from Surface and Drinking Water Sources and Assessment of Biocontrol Potentials of Their Bacteriophages

MD Maje… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to characterise Vibrio species of water samples collected from
taps, boreholes, and dams in the North West province, South Africa, and assess biocontrol …

CAM-21, a novel lytic phage with high specificity towards Escherichia coli O157: H7 in food products

KW Choo, L Mao, A Mustapha - International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a foodborne pathogen that has become a serious global
concern for food safety. Despite the application of different traditional biocontrol methods in …

Isolation and characterization of E. coli O157: H7 novel bacteriophage for controlling this food-borne pathogen

P Mozaffari, E Berizi, S Hosseinzadeh, Z Derakhshan… - Virus Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract E. coli O157: H7 is known as a high-risk food-born pathogen, and its removal is vital
for maintaining food safety. The increasing trend of food-borne diseases caused by this …

Phages for Africa: The potential benefit and challenges of phage therapy for the livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa

A Makumi, AL Mhone, J Odaba, L Guantai, N Svitek - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the world's fastest-growing human populations is in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
accounting for more than 950 million people, which is approximately 13% of the global …

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Phage for Controlling Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Q Peng, M Fang, X Liu, C Zhang, Y Liu, Y Yuan - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens has severely threatened global
health. A phage with the ability to efficiently and specifically lyse bacteria is considered an …

Synergistic Effects of Bacteriophage vB_Eco4-M7 and Selected Antibiotics on the Biofilm Formed by Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

A Necel, S Bloch, G Topka-Bielecka, A Janiszewska… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apart from antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria, the formation of biofilms is a feature
that makes bacterial infections especially difficulty to treat. Shiga toxin-producing …