Effects of Coliphage and Probiotic on Phenotypic and Genotypic E. coli

As a result of increase in drug-resistant strains of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC), there has been a renewed interest in alternative antimicrobial treatments, including bacteriophages, antimicrobial peptides and proteins, probiotic and nanoparticles Bacteriophages are bacterial viruses that invade bacterial cells and are among the most abundant living entities on earth playing important roles in maintaining the natural abundance and distribution of microorganisms. The antibacterial power of phages has been harnessed with increasing effectiveness for nearly 70 years Probiotics have been defined as live microorganisms in fermented foods that promote optimal human health by establishing an improved balance in intestinal microflora investigate the bacteriophage and probiotics as possible therapeutic against diarrhea.