Low-Temperature Virus vB_EcoM_VR26 Shows Potential in Biocontrol of STEC O26:H11
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Bacterial Strains and Culture Conditions
2.2. Lytic Spectrum Determination
2.3. pH Tolerance of VR26
2.4. Bacterial Challenge Assay
2.5. Treatment of Inoculated Fresh-Cut Lettuce with VR26
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Lytic Spectrum and pH Tolerance of VR26
3.2. Bacterial Challenge Assay
3.3. Effect of VR26 on O26:H11 on Fresh Lettuce
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Strain/Serotype | Spot Test | EOP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
8 °C | 22 °C | 8 °C | 22 °C | |
O26:H11 | + | + | 0.89 | 1.0 |
O157:H7 | - | - | - | - |
O103:H2 | - | - | - | - |
O111:H8 | - | - | - | - |
O145:H128 | - | - | - | - |
MH1 1 | + | + | 0.84 | 0.99 |
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Zajančkauskaitė, A.; Noreika, A.; Rutkienė, R.; Meškys, R.; Kaliniene, L. Low-Temperature Virus vB_EcoM_VR26 Shows Potential in Biocontrol of STEC O26:H11. Foods 2021, 10, 1500. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071500
Zajančkauskaitė A, Noreika A, Rutkienė R, Meškys R, Kaliniene L. Low-Temperature Virus vB_EcoM_VR26 Shows Potential in Biocontrol of STEC O26:H11. Foods. 2021; 10(7):1500. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071500
Chicago/Turabian StyleZajančkauskaitė, Aurelija, Algirdas Noreika, Rasa Rutkienė, Rolandas Meškys, and Laura Kaliniene. 2021. "Low-Temperature Virus vB_EcoM_VR26 Shows Potential in Biocontrol of STEC O26:H11" Foods 10, no. 7: 1500. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10071500