ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF PHAGES ON BACTERIA AND THEIR VIABLE BUT NONCULTURABLE CELLS

DOI: 10.36871 / vet.san.hyg.ecol.202103012
UDC 619: 578.81

Authors

Karachina T.A.
Abdullaeva A.M.
Moscow State University of Food Production Moscow, Russian Federation
Blinkova L.P.
Pakhomov Yu.D.
Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russian Federation
Valitova R.K.
Moscow State University of Food Production, Moscow, Russian Federation; Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The growth in the use of antibiotic and chemical substances in meat processing plants shows the need to search for alternative means of decontamination, the most promising of which are bacteriophages. However, there are a lot of little-studied questions on their use, one of which is the effect of bacteriophages on viable but nonculturable (VBNC) cells of bacteria. In this regard, the article provides data on the analysis of the activity of commercial bacteriophages in relation to bacteriacontaminants of raw materials of animal origin, in particular E. coli and Salmonella enterica typhimurium, as well as their VBNC-cells.

Keywords

bacteriophages, VBNC-cells, Salmonella enterica typhimurium, E. coli.