Isolation and characterization of a broad-spectrum Salmonella phage targeting featural foodborne serotypes
Ling Zhang, Chan Zhong, Mei Yang, Mei Shu, Jin-Hua Zhang, Jun Li, Guo-Ping Wu · 2026
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Description
Ling Zhang and co-authors isolate a virus that attacks Salmonella germs in a 2026 study with food safety aims. Salmonella causes much foodborne illness and resists more antibiotics each year. Killer viruses called phages could offer a fresh control tool if they hit many strains.
The phage, named JN06, came from wastewater and lyses many Salmonella types. It acts fast, makes large bursts of new copies, and survives wide heat and acid ranges. Its genome holds no genes for harm, dormancy, or drug resistance. The phage curbed biofilm growth strongly and cleared germs from spiked lettuce fully. Its tail fiber grips a sugar coat shared across strains, which explains the broad reach.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ling Zhang, Chan Zhong, Mei Yang, Mei Shu, Jin-Hua Zhang, Jun Li, Guo-Ping Wu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |