AUTHOR=Skaradzińska Aneta , Śliwka Paulina , Kuźmińska-Bajor Marta , Skaradziński Grzegorz , Rząsa Anna , Friese Anika , Roschanski Nicole , Murugaiyan Jayaseelan , Roesler Uwe H. TITLE=The Efficacy of Isolated Bacteriophages from Pig Farms against ESBL/AmpC-Producing Escherichia coli from Pig and Turkey Farms JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology VOLUME=8 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00530 DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2017.00530 ISSN=1664-302X ABSTRACT=
Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC β-lactamases are plasmid (but also chromosomally) encoded enzymes found in Enterobacteriaceae, determining resistance to a variety of important antibiotics including penicillins, cephalosporins, and monobactams. In recent decades, the prevalence of ESBL/AmpC-producing bacteria has increased rapidly across the world. Here, we evaluate the potential use of bacteriophages in terms of a reduction of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in healthy animals. The aim of our studies was to isolate bacteriophages capable of destroying ESBL/AmpC-producing