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Phage therapy against MDR and XDR <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovars at Basrah Province, Iraq

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Tags

Antimicrobials
Human Microbial Interactions
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Multidrug Resistance
Sustainable Development Goals
Virology

Abstract

Salmonella enterica is a significant contributor to infectious diseases, and the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to considerable public health challenges. Currently, the prevention and control of multidrug-resistant Salmonella contamination face enormous difficulties in food contamination management. Bacteriophages offer a promising approach to managing foodborne pathogens by lysis it. In this study, a lytic Salmonella phage, belonging to the genus Felixounavirus, family Myoviridae, and order Caudovirales, was isolated. This phage exhibited high lytic activity against multi- and extensively drug-resistant Salmonella, with a lytic activity rate of 85.71% (6 out of 7 strains). In comparison 14.29% (1 out of 7 strains) were resistant, showing highly significant differences (P<0.001). The results indicated that a dilution factor of 10-6 yielded the best countable number of plaques and optimal lytic activity at 37°C and pH 7, with decreased activity at pH 4, and no activity at pH 9. These findings suggest that this phage can be used as an antibacterial agent to control multi- and extensively drug-resistant Salmonella.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2025.300013.1118

Keywords

Alternative antibiotic strategies, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacteriophage treatment, Iraqi healthcare challenges, lytic phage, multidrug-resistant pathogens, Salmonella infections

Authors

First Name

Muna

Last Name

Hardany

MiddleName

J.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, College of Science, The University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email

munajabbar2020@gmail.com

City

najaf

Orcid

Munajabbar2020@gmail.com

First Name

Hayder

Last Name

Al-Hmudi

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Biology, College of Science, The University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email

hayderhmudi222@yahoo.com

City

najaf

Orcid

-

First Name

Zainab

Last Name

Abul-Hussein

MiddleName

R.

Affiliation

Department of Pathological Analysis, College of Science, The University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email

zainababul-hussein33@yahoo.com

City

najaf

Orcid

-

Volume

10

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53711

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2024-07-06

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/article_414954.html

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http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=414954

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414,954

Type

Original Article

Type Code

502

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

Publication Link

https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Phage therapy against MDR and XDR <i>Salmonella enterica</i> serovars at Basrah Province, Iraq

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Article

Created At

09 Mar 2025