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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Oh, Hyejin
• Seo, Dong Joo
• Jeon, Su Been
• Park, Hyunkyung
• Jeong, Suntak
• Chun, Hyang Sook
• Oh, Mihwa
• Choi, Changsun

Titel

Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus cereus Bacteriophages from Foods and Soil

Ist Teil von

• Food and environmental virology, 2017-09, Vol.9 (3), p.260-269

Ort / Verlag

New York: Springer US

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

SpringerLink (Online service)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize Bacillus cereus bacteriophages of various origins. Twenty-seven bacteriophages against B. cereus were isolated from various Korean traditional fermented foods and soils. Plaque size, transmission electron microscopy, virulence profile, and in vitro lytic activity of bacteriophage isolates were examined. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed B. cereus bacteriophages belonging to the family Siphoviridae . Among B. cereus bacteriophages with broad host range, 18 isolates (66.7%) did not harbor any B. cereus virulence factors. Among them, bacteriophage strain CAU150036, CAU150038, CAU150058, CAU150064, CAU150065, and CAU150066 effectively inhibited B. cereus in vitro within 1 h. Therefore, they are considered potential candidates for controlling the contamination of B. cereus in food or other applications.