General Objective: Develop the first biobank of lytic bacteriophages against S. enterica for application in the poultry industry
Specific objectives:
- Isolate lytic bacteriophages from S. enterica using local hosts of avian origin and environmental samples.
- Phenotypically and genotypically characterize the isolated bacteriophages with lytic capacity of S. enterica.
- To evaluate the in vitro effectiveness of S. enterica lytic phages in slaughtered chicken skin.
Participating Institutions:
UTA, USFQ, UCE
Project Director William Calero Cáceres
Participants:
- Sonia Elizabeth Zapata Mena
- Christian Vinueza
- Carla Lizeth Torres Sobrevilla
- María Gabriela Vela Chauvin
- Sofia de Janon
- Jose Luis Medina Santana
- María Daniela Garcés Moncayo
- Camila Ivanova Guillén Camacho
- Liliana Paulina Lalaleo Córdova
- Alex Fabian Valencia Silva
- Fernando Xavier Villavicencio Zambrano
Awarded budget: $49,927.58
Project Status: Awarded
