Investigation of a Large Collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteriophages Collected from a Single Environmental Source in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: e0130548

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 6
• Main Authors: Essoh, Christiane, Latino, Libera, Midoux, Cedric, Blouin, Yann, Loukou, Guillaume, Nguetta, Simon-Pierre A, Lathro, Serge, Cablanmian, Arsher, Kouassi, Athanase K, Vergnaud, Gilles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Bacteria; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Twenty two distinct bacteriophages were isolated from sewage water from five locations in the city of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire over a two-year period, using a collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains with diverse genotypes. The phages were characterized by their virulence spectrum on a panel...