Daisuke Johno, Yu Zhang, Tahir Noor Mohammadi, Junxin Zhao, Yunzhi Lin, Chen Wang, Yuan Lu, Marwa Nabil Sayed Abdelaziz, Aye Thida Maung, Chen-Yu Lin, Mohamed El-Telbany, Su Zar Chi Lwin, Catherine Hofilena Damaso, Yoshimitsu Masuda, Ken-Ichi Honjoh, Takahisa Miyamoto
Pseudomonas spp., such as P. fluorescens group, P. fragi, and P. putida, are the major psychrophilic spoilage bacteria in the food industry. Bacteriophages (phages) are a promising tool for controlling food-spoilage and food-poisoning bacteria; however, there are few reports on phages effective on food-spoilage bacteria such as Pseudomonas spp. In this study, 12 Pseudomonas phages were isolated from chicken and soil samples. Based on the host range and lytic activity at 30 °C and 4 °C and various combinations of phages, phages vB_PflP-PCS4 and vB_PflP-PCW2 were selected to prepare phage cocktails to control Pseudomonas spp...
January 11, 2024: International Microbiology: the Official Journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology