Veterinary use of bacteriophage therapy in intensively-reared livestock

Abstract Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans. Several important zoonotic pathogens colonize farm animals asymptomatically, which may lead to contamination of the food chain and public health hazards. Moreover, routine sampling of carcasses a...

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Main Authors: Adriano Gigante, Robert J Atterbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1260-3