Composition and a method for inhibiting the growth of pathogens causing bovine liver abscesses

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition and method for inhibiting the growth of pathogens causing liver abscesses in bovines. The composition comprises of one or more broad host-range (polyvalent) bacteriophages capable of infecting and lysing or more Fusobacterium species and an acceptable carrier for delivering said composition to said bovine. The bacteriophages are isolated and characterized for infecting and inhibiting the growth of pathogens. Particularly, the composition is orally administered daily to bovines. Moreover, the present invention relates to the method for controlling and inhibiting the growth of pathogens causing liver abscesses in bovines comprising sampling of cattle rumen; preparation of phage pools; isolation of polyvalent F. necrophorum phages; quantification of Fusobacterium species level in cattle rumen; creation of a Fusobacterium strain library; and genome sequencing of Fusobacterium species.

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