The Lytic Activity of Bacteriophage ZCSE9 against ISalmonella enterica/I and Its Synergistic Effects with Kanamycin

Salmonella, the causative agent of several diseases in humans and animals, including salmonellosis, septicemia, typhoid fever, and fowl typhoid, poses a serious threat to global public health and food safety. Globally, reports of therapeutic failures are increasing because of the increase in bacteri...

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Published in:Viruses 2023-03, Vol.15 (4)
Main Authors: Abdelsattar, Abdallah S, Eita, Mohamed Atef, Hammouda, Zainab K, Gouda, Shrouk Mohamed, Hakim, Toka A, Yakoup, Aghapy Yermans, Safwat, Anan, El-Shibiny, Ayman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriophages
Care and treatment
Control
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Drug therapy, Combination
Health aspects
Kanamycin
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Salmonella
Salmonellosis
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Summary:Salmonella, the causative agent of several diseases in humans and animals, including salmonellosis, septicemia, typhoid fever, and fowl typhoid, poses a serious threat to global public health and food safety. Globally, reports of therapeutic failures are increasing because of the increase in bacterial antibiotic resistance. Thus, this work highlights the combined phage–antibiotic therapy as a promising approach to combating bacterial resistance. In this manner, the phage ZCSE9 was isolated, and the morphology, host infectivity, killing curve, combination with kanamycin, and genome analysis of this phage were all examined. Morphologically, phage ZCSE9 is a siphovirus with a relatively broad host range. In addition, the phage can tolerate high temperatures until 80 °C with one log reduction and a basic environment (pH 11) without a significant decline. Furthermore, the phage prevents bacterial growth in the planktonic state, according to the results of the time-killing curve. Moreover, using the phage at MOI 0.1 with kanamycin against five different Salmonella serotypes reduces the required antibiotics to inhibit the growth of the bacteria. Comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis suggested that phage ZCSE9, along with its close relatives Salmonella phages vB_SenS_AG11 and wksl3, belongs to the genus Jerseyvirus. In conclusion, phage ZCSE9 and kanamycin form a robust heterologous antibacterial combination that enhances the effectiveness of a phage-only approach for combating Salmonella.
ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v15040912