Altria Client Services LLC

Micreos B.v.

Steven Hagens

Dongmei Xu

Ujwala Warek

Elisabeth Miller

James A Strickland

Chengalrayan Kudithipudi

Martin Johannes Loessner

Jochen Achim Klumpp

Roger Marti

Fritz Eichenseher

Albert Johannes Hendrikus Slijkhuis

Bacteriophage are provided, and methods of making and using the bacteriophage also are provided.

Bacteriophage and methods of making and using

The invention relates to the field of microbiology, specifically to a bacteriophage, polypeptide and a corresponding polynucleotide, a nucleic acid molecule and/or vector and/or cell comprising such polynucleotide, a composition comprising said bacteriophage, polypeptide, polynucleotide, construct, vector and/or cell, preferably for preventing, treating or diagnosing contamination with and/or a condition in an individual related to. The invention further relates to an antimicrobial composition for medical use or for use as a food additive or as a disinfectant, or for detecting bacteria, preferably in a diagnostic application, wherein said antimicrobial composition comprises a bacteriophage, polypeptide, corresponding polynucleotide, construct and/or vector and/or cell comprising such polypeptide and/or composition according to the present invention.

Bacteriophage for biocontrol ofand in the manufacturing or processing of foods

Bacteriophage are provided, and methods of making and using the bacteriophage also are provided. The bacteriophage can be provided in a tobacco product, where the bacteriophage reduces the number of viable bacteria in the tobacco product and includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding an endolysin having at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 or to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.

Bacteriophage and methods of using

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