Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages from Inland Saline Aquaculture Environments to Control Vibrio parahaemolyticus Contamination in Shrimp.

ABSTRACT: Among the various bacterial pathogens associated with the aquaculture environment, Vibrio parahaemolyticus the important one from shrimp and human health aspects. Though having been around for several decades, phage-based control of bacterial pathogens (phage therapy) has recently re-emerged as an attractive alternative due to the availability of modern phage characterization tools and the global emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In the present study, a total of 12 V. parahaemolyticus specific phages were isolated from 264 water samples collected from inland saline shrimp culture farms. During the host range analysis against standard/field isolates of V. parahaemolyticus and other bacterial species, lytic activity was observed against 2.3-45.5% of tested V

SUBMITTER: Dubey S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature