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Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against major pathogens in swine: a review

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, August 2015
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Title
Bacteriophages as antimicrobial agents against major pathogens in swine: a review
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s40104-015-0039-7
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Authors

Jiancheng Zhang, Zhen Li, Zhenhui Cao, Lili Wang, Xiaoyu Li, Shuying Li, Yongping Xu

Abstract

In recent years, the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria has become a global concern which has prompted research into the development of alternative disease control strategies for the swine industry. Bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) offer the prospect of a sustainable alternative approach against bacterial pathogens with the flexibility of being applied therapeutically or for biological control purposes. This paper reviews the use of phages as an antimicrobial strategy for controlling critical pathogens including Salmonella and Escherichia coli with an emphasis on the application of phages for improving performance and nutrient digestibility in swine operations as well as in controlling zoonotic human diseases by reducing the bacterial load spread from pork products to humans through the meat.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 1%
Austria 1 <1%
Nepal 1 <1%
Guatemala 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Unknown 172 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 40 22%
Student > Master 31 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 25 14%
Researcher 19 11%
Student > Postgraduate 6 3%
Other 19 11%
Unknown 38 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 40 22%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 27 15%
Immunology and Microbiology 20 11%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 13 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 6%
Other 20 11%
Unknown 48 27%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 August 2015.
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#17,285,668
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#455
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#167,695
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