Abstract:Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is an emerging problem worldwide; antimicrobials used in animal husbandry are the most important factor in the propagation of resistance genes, because the amount of antibiotics used in the animal industry is greater than in the medical field. Since phages constitute a safe alternative for the control of human pathogenic bacteria in food, this project aimed to isolate and characterize Salmonella spp. bacteriophages and use them to reduce the presence of this pathogen in poul… Show more
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