Biocontrol of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria in drainage water by locally isolated bacteriophage.

ABSTRACT: In areas with limited water resources, the reuse of treated drainage water for non-potable purposes is increasingly recognised as a valuable and sustainable water resource. Numerous pathogenic bacteria found in drainage water have a detrimental impact on public health. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the current worldwide delay in the production of new antibiotics may make the issue of this microbial water pollution even more challenging. This challenge aided the resumption of phage treatment to address this alarming issue. In this study, strains of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their phages were isolated from drainage and surface water from Bahr El-Baqar and El-Manzala Lake in Damietta governorate, Egypt. Bacterial strains were identified by microscopi

SUBMITTER: Soliman RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature