Jornal de Agentes Antimicrobianos

Bacteriophages′ Function in the Optimum Health and Production of Poultry

Abstract

Karoly Veliz

Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, Staphylococcus spp. and Escherichia coli infections with multidrug resistance are a problem in the poultry industry. Antibiotics alter the normal microbiota's delicate balance, resulting in symbiosis, immunosuppression and the emergence of secondary infections. Salmonella and Campylobacter colonisation in poultry has reportedly been reduced by bacteria phages. Bacteriophages can be combined with antibiotics to increase antibacterial activity because their specificity is higher than that of antibiotics. In order to specifically eradicate bacterial pathogens, species-specific phage’s have been developed, such as Staphylophage .For efficient biosecurity and biosafety measures, bacteriophage products such as BacWashTM and Ecocide PX have been developed as antiseptics and disinfectants. Phage therapy's effectiveness is influenced by the duration of use, the quantity.