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A Yersinia pestis-specific, lytic phage preparation significantly reduces viable Y. pestis on various hard surfaces experimentally contaminated with the bacterium

Citation:

Rashid, M. H., T. Revazishvili, T. Dean, A. Butani, K. Verratti, K. A. Bishop-Lilly, S. Sozhamannan, A. Sulakvelidze, AND C. Rajanna. A Yersinia pestis-specific, lytic phage preparation significantly reduces viable Y. pestis on various hard surfaces experimentally contaminated with the bacterium. Bacteriophage. Landes Bioscience, Austin, TX, 2(3):1-10, (2012).

Impact/Purpose:

Manuscript describing phage method of decontamination of building surfaces (glass, gypsum wallboard, stainless steel) contaminated with bacterial organisms (Yersinia pestis, Eschericia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis, Shigella sonnei, Vibrio cholerae, Listeria monocytogenes, and strains of Y. pseudotuberculosis.

Description:

Journal article

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( JOURNAL/ PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL)
Product Published Date:12/12/2012
Record Last Revised:11/15/2013
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 246623