A novel lytic bacteriophage against colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from different animals.

ABSTRACT: Escherichia coli is a common pathogen in human and veterinary clinical infection. With antibiotic resistance including colistin resistance increasing globally, few antibiotic treatments are available for use against multidrug-resistant strains of E. coli. Given such circumstances, bacteriophage (phage) therapy is once again being considered as a potential alternative or adjunct to antibiotic therapy. Here, we isolated 52 phages from 816 samples from pig, chicken and duck farms in 4 provinces in China and identified a novel Escherichia phage, vB_EcoStr-FJ63A, from pig feces. Morphological observation showed that phage vB_EcoStr-FJ63A had an icosahedral capsid and an inflexible tail. Whole-genome sequencing revealed a double-stranded DNA genome of 168,157 bp (including 271 coding sequences)

SUBMITTER: Xiao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature