Isolation And Characterization Of Bacteriophage From Raw Sewage Specific For Escherichia coli O157:H7

E. coli O157:H7-specific phage was successfully isolated for the first time in Malaysia, from a sewage facility of Universiti Sains Malaysia campus in Penang. Based on morphological study, the isolated phage was suggested to be a T4-like phage belonging to Myoviridae family; similar to other E. c...

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Main Author: Juharul Zama, Siti Fariza
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/29021/1/ISOLATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_BACTERIOPHAGE_FROM_RAW_SEWAGE_SPECIFIC_FOR_Escherichia_coli_0157-H7.pdf
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Summary:E. coli O157:H7-specific phage was successfully isolated for the first time in Malaysia, from a sewage facility of Universiti Sains Malaysia campus in Penang. Based on morphological study, the isolated phage was suggested to be a T4-like phage belonging to Myoviridae family; similar to other E. coli O157:H7-specific phages previously isolated. Faj khusus pada E. coli O157:H7 telah berjaya diasingkan untuk pertama kalinya di Malaysia dari kemudahan sisa kumbahan dalam kampus Universiti Sains Malaysia di Pulau Pinang. Berdasarkan kajian morfologi, faj ini dipercayai adalah faj-menyerupai T4 yang tergolong dalam keluarga Myoviridae; begitu juga seperti faj khusus pada E. coli O157:H7 lain yang pernah diasingkan sebelum ini.