Evaluation of the efficiency of using Salmonella Kentucky and Escherichia coli O119 bacteriophages in the treatment and prevention of salmonellosis and colibacillosis in broiler chickens.

Autor: Sorour HK; Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt., Gaber AF; Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt., Hosny RA; Reference Laboratory for Veterinary Quality Control on Poultry Production, Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Letters in applied microbiology [Lett Appl Microbiol] 2020 Oct; Vol. 71 (4), pp. 345-350. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 20.
DOI: 10.1111/lam.13347
Abstrakt: Phage therapy is considered an alternative modality in the treatment of different bacterial diseases. However, their therapeutic and preventive roles against infections caused by Salmonella Kentucky and Escherichia coli O119 were of little attention. In this study, two phages were isolated, characterized and assessed for their potential therapeutic and preventive roles against S. Kentucky and E. coli O119 infections in broilers. Commercial 1-day-old arboacres broiler chicks were assigned to seven groups: Group Ӏ was as a negative control, groups (П and Ш) were assigned as positive controls by the challenge of S. Kentucky and E. coli O119, respectively. The remaining four groups (IV, V, VI and VII) were administrated with five repeated phage doses to determine the effect of multiple doses. Phages were administrated in groups (IV and VI) after challenging with S. Kentucky and E. coli O119, respectively to assess their therapeutic role; moreover, their preventive role was evaluated through administration in groups (V and VII) before challenging with S. Kentucky and E. coli O119, respectively. Sampling was done from different organs at three time points and revealed that phage-treated groups had lower colony forming units of S. Kentucky and E. coli. Our results suggest that bacteriophages are efficient in the treatment and prevention of salmonellosis and colibacillosis in broiler farms.
(© 2020 The Society for Applied Microbiology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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