Bacteriophages to control Shiga toxin-producing E. coli – safety and regulatory challenges

G Pinto, C Almeida, J Azeredo - Critical reviews in biotechnology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are usually found on food products due to
contamination from the fecal origin, as their main environmental reservoir is considered to …

Characterization of a T4-like bacteriophage vB_EcoM-Sa45lw as a potential biocontrol agent for shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O45 contaminated on mung …

YT Liao, Y Zhang, A Salvador, LA Harden… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Application of lytic bacteriophages is a promising and alternative intervention technology to
relieve antibiotic resistance pressure and control bacterial pathogens in the food industry …

Characterization of polyvalent Escherichia phage Sa157lw for the biocontrol potential of Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on contaminated …

YT Liao, Y Zhang, A Salvador, KJ Ho… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Seeds are one of the primary sources of contamination with foodborne pathogens, such as
pathogenic Escherichia coli, and various Salmonella serovars, for produce, particularly …

Newly isolated coliphages for bio-controlling multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli strains

MA Elbahnasawy, ESE ElSayed, MI Azzam - … Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel coliphage-based approach for biocontrol of Multidrug-Resistant
(MDR) Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coliforms in wastewater and improve the …

A novel Shiga toxin 2a neutralizing antibody therapeutic with low immunogenicity and high efficacy

ME Kirkland, S Patfield, AC Hughes… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections are difficult to treat due to the risk of
antibiotic-induced stress upregulating the production of toxins, medical treatment is …

Prevalence of Shiga-toxigenic and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in untreated surface water and reclaimed water in the Mid-Atlantic US

J Haymaker, M Sharma, S Parveen, F Hashem… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The microbial quality of irrigation water has increasingly become a concern as a source of
contamination for fruits and vegetables. Non-traditional sources of water are being used by …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a Lytic Bacteriophage as an Antimicrobial Agent for Biocontrol of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O145 Strains

YT Liao, A Salvador, LA Harden, F Liu, VM Lavenburg… - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145 is one of the most prevalent non-O157
serogroups associated with foodborne outbreaks. Lytic phages are a potential alternative to …

Effect of encapsulation and natural polyphenolic compounds on bacteriophage stability and activity on Escherichia coli in Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia

S Pacios‐Michelena, R Rodríguez‐Herrera… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The goals of the present study were to characterize the phages isolated by magnetic
nanocomplex, to determine the effect of natural polyphenols on phage activity against E. coli …

Bacteriophages specific to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli exist in goat feces and associated environments on an organic produce farm in Northern California …

M Lennon, YT Liao, A Salvador, CR Lauzon, VCH Wu - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STECs) contamination of produce, as a result of
contact with ruminant fecal material, has been associated with serious foodborne illness …

Discovery of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC)-Specific Bacteriophages From Non-fecal Composts Using Genomic Characterization

YT Liao, X Sun, IA Quintela, DF Bridges, F Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Composting is a complex biodegradable process that converts organic materials into
nutrients to facilitate crop yields, and, if well managed, can render bactericidal effects …