A NOVEL PHAGE FOR LISTERIA, INCLUDING LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

摘要

The invention relates to the field of microbiology, specifically to a bacteriophage or a combination of bacteriophages, to a composition comprising said bacteriophage or comprising said combination of bacteriophages for preventing, treating or controlling contamination with and/or growth of Listeria, including Listeriamonocytogenes and Listeria serovar (SV) 1/2 mutants that are resistant to bacteriophage P100 and/or Listeria serovar 3. The invention further relates to the a method for controlling contamination with Listeria, including Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria serovar (SV) 1/2 mutants that are resistant to bacteriophage P100 and/or Listeria serovar 3, in a food product, on food processing equipment, or on food storage containers by applying the bacteriophage or the combination of bacteriophages, to the composition comprising said bacteriophage or said combination of bacteriophages to a food product or food processing equipment to reduce the amount of Listeria.