Pubblicazione scientifica

Framing the Future with Bacteriophages in Agriculture

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
produzione e raccolta

RIASSUNTO

The ability of agriculture to continually provide food to a growing world population is of crucial importance. Bacterial diseases of plants and animals have continually reduced production since the advent of crop cultivation and animal husbandry practices. Antibiotics have been used extensively to mitigate these losses. The rise of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria, however, together with consumers’ calls for antibiotic-free products, presents problems that threaten sustainable agriculture. Bacteriophages (phages) are proposed as bacterial population control alternatives to antibiotics. Their unique properties make them highly promising but challenging antimicrobials. The use of phages in agriculture also presents a number of unique challenges. This mini-review summarizes recent development and perspectives of phages used as antimicrobial agents in plant and animal agriculture at the farm level. The main pathogens and their adjoining phage therapies are discussed.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 25/04/2018

AUTORI

SVIRCEV ANTONET
ROACH DWAYNE
CASTLE ALAN

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

AGRICULTURE & AGRI FOOD CANADA VINELAND STATION ON L0R 2E0 CANADA
DEPT MICROBIOLOGY PASTEUR INST 75015 PARIS FRANCE DWAYNE ROACH PASTEUR FR
DEPT BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES BROCK UNIV ST CATHARINES ON L2S 3A1 CANADA ACASTLE BROCKU CA

RIVISTA

Viruses, 10(5), 218

IMPACT FACTOR

3,760

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