Lytic phage P100 ATCC deposit designation PTA-4383 to control listeria monocytogenes in foodstuffs and in food processing plants and treat animals infected

A method for controlling Listeria contamination in a food product, on processing equipment or on food storage containers, comprises applying lytic phage P100, ATCC deposit number PTA-4383, to a food product or food processing equipment in an amount sufficient to reduce the amount of Listeria. Also d...

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Hauptverfasser: LOESSNER, MARTIN, CARLTON, RICHARD M
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Zusammenfassung:A method for controlling Listeria contamination in a food product, on processing equipment or on food storage containers, comprises applying lytic phage P100, ATCC deposit number PTA-4383, to a food product or food processing equipment in an amount sufficient to reduce the amount of Listeria. Also described is the use of P100, ATCC deposit number PTA-4383 to prepare a composition suitable to reduce or eliminate Listeria monocytogenes in an animal infected with Listeria monocytogenes, methods for detecting the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, and a purified endolysin protein derived from phage P100, ATCC deposit number PTA-4383.