Shigatoxin-producing F18 type E. coli bacteriophage esc-COP-1 and use thereof for inhibiting proliferation of shigatoxin-producing F18 type E. coli

摘要

The present invention relates to a Myoviridae bacteriophage Esc-COP-1 that is isolated from the nature and can kill specifically Shigatoxin-producing type F18 E. coli strains, which has a genome represented by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO: 1 (Accession NO: KCTC 12662BP), and a method for preventing and treating the infections of Shigatoxin-producing type F18 E. coli using the composition comprising said bacteriophage as an active ingredient.