Phage therapy in livestock methane amelioration. (original) (raw)

Gilbert, R. A., Ouwerkerk, D. and Klieve, A. V. (2015)Phage therapy in livestock methane amelioration. In: Livestock production and climate change. Cabi. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780644325.0318

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Abstract

Viruses of prokaryotes (phages) are obligate microbial pathogens that can, in the lytic phase of development, infect and lyse their respective bacterial or archaeal hosts. As such, these viruses can reduce the population density of their hosts rapidly, and have been viewed as possible agents of biological control (phage therapy). Phage therapy is becoming increasingly important as a means of eradicating or controlling microbial populations as the use of antibiotics and chemical treatments becomes both less effective and less publicly acceptable. Phage therapy has therefore been raised as a potential strategy to reduce methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants, providing an innovative biological approach, harnessing the potent, yet targeted, biocidal attributes of these naturally occurring microbial predators.

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