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SUBMITTER: Jassim SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4072922 | biostudies-other | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Jassim Sabah A A SA Limoges Richard G RG
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 20140430 8
Antibiotics have been a panacea in animal husbandry as well as in human therapy for decades. The huge amount of antibiotics used to induce the growth and protect the health of farm animals has lead to the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to the drug's effects. Today, many researchers are working with bacteriophages (phages) as an alternative to antibiotics in the control of pathogens for human therapy as well as prevention, biocontrol, and therapy in animal agriculture. Phage therapy and ...[more]