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ArticleBMC microbiology2026

Efficacy of phage vB_EcoP_ZCEC16 in controlling Escherichia coli contamination in fresh poultry meat.

Azza G Kamel, Zainab K Hammouda, Sohaila Tarek, Yousef Nassar, Eman E Elawsya, Ahmed Osama, Bishoy Maher Zaki, Mohammad Gharaibeh, Rashad Al-Hindi, Ihab Habib and 1 more

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Azza G KamelCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Zainab K HammoudaCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Sohaila TarekCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Yousef NassarCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Eman E ElawsyaCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Ahmed OsamaCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Bishoy Maher ZakiCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt.
Mohammad GharaibehDepartment of Basic Veterinary Medical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Rashad Al-HindiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ihab HabibDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Ayman El-ShibinyCenter for Microbiology and Phage Therapy, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, 12578, Egypt. aelshibiny@zewailcity.edu.eg.

Funding

Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) and The Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC), in the framework of the Arab Research & Innovation Co-Funded Alliances (ARICA) ASRT-ARICA 23_713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) poses a substantial economic and health challenges for poultry and meat industries. One of the promising alternative approaches to overcome bacterial contamination in food products is bacteriophage, due to its high specificity, safety, and effectiveness. We aimed to isolate a bacteriophage against E. coli causing poultry diseases and investigate its potential as biocontrol/therapeutic agent. A novel E. coli phage vB_EcoP_ZCEC16 was isolated from poultry samples. vB_EcoP_ZCEC16 is a podophage as visualized by transmission electron microscope, and it exhibited a high thermal and pH stability, and high lytic activity at MOIs 0.1 and 1 demonstrated by rapid reduction in bacterial optical density. Whole-genome analysis clustered the phage within Kuravirus genus and confirmed its virulence and the absence of antimicrobial resistance genes. The phage was also safe at high concentration (10

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BacteriophagesColiphagesEscherichia coliMeatAnimalsCaco-2 CellsChickensEscherichia coli InfectionsFood ContaminationFood MicrobiologyGenome, ViralHumansPoultryPoultry DiseasesAvian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC)BacteriophageBiocontrolPoultry meat

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PMCPMC13417854

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