Application of bacteriophages and endolysins in aquaculture as a biocontrol measure

R Nachimuthu, MM Royam, P Manohar, S Leptihn - Biological Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquaculture being a prime source of food for the majority of the global population, the
industry is facing enormous loss due to infectious diseases. The use of antibiotics in …

Aerobic and facultative anaerobic Klebsiella pneumoniae strains establish mutual competition and jointly promote Musca domestica development

K Zhang, S Wang, D Yao, X Zhang, Q Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The gut microenvironment in housefly harbors a rich and diverse microbial
community which plays a crucial role in larval development. However, little is known about …

Exploring the effect of plant substrates on bacterial community structure in termite fungus-combs

S Liang, C Wang, F Ahmad, X Yin, Y Hu, J Mo - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Fungus-cultivating termites are successful herbivores largely rely on the external symbiotic
fungus-combs to decompose plant polysaccharides. The comb harbors both fungi and …

Faecal DNA metabarcoding reveals novel bacterial community patterns of critically endangered Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis

MHM Salleh, Y Esa, MS Ngalimat, PN Chen - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Abstract Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis, is a freshwater turtle listed as critically
endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000. Many studies suggest that faecal DNA …

Microbiome diversity and composition varies across body areas in a freshwater turtle

DT McKnight, KR Zenger, RA Alford… - …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
There is increasing recognition that microbiomes are important for host health and ecology,
and understanding host microbiomes is important for planning appropriate conservation …

The impact of phage treatment on bacterial community structure is minor compared to antibiotics

MS Gundersen, AW Fiedler, I Bakke, O Vadstein - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Phage treatment is suggested as an alternative to antibiotics; however, there is limited
knowledge of how phage treatment impacts resident bacterial community structure. When …

The use of bacteriophages and immunological monitoring for the treatment of a case of chronic septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease in a loggerhead sea turtle …

W Greene, B Chan, E Bromage… - Journal of Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this case study, phage therapy was applied to treat a multidrug‐resistant case of
septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease (SCUD) caused by Citrobacter freundii in a …

Phage therapy minimally affects the water microbiota in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) rearing system while still preventing infection

AW Fiedler, MS Gundersen, TP Vo, E Almaas… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Excessive usage of antibiotics threatens the bacterial diversity in the microbiota of animals.
An alternative to antibiotics that has been suggested to not disturb the microbiota is …

What lives on and in the sea turtle? A literature review of sea turtle bacterial microbiota

SG Kuschke - Animal Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Within the United States, all populations of sea turtles are listed as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Identifying methods of supporting health …

Prevalence of common enteric viruses in municipal wastewater treatment plants and their health risks arising from wastewater reuse

P Liu, Z Li, Z Che, X Hu, M Ying, H Ren… - Blue-Green …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Enteric viruses are known to be prevalent in municipal wastewater, but information on the
health risks arising from wastewater reuse is limited. This study quantified six common …