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Navez, Margaux ULiège
Promotor(s) : Thiry, Damien ULiège
Date of defense : 4-Jul-2022 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/14864
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Title : Thesis, COLLÉGIALITÉ
Translated title : [fr] Évaluation in vitro et in vivo de bactériophages contre des souches d’Escherichia coli entérotoxinogènes (ETEC) responsables de diarrhées chez les porcelets au sevrage
Author : Navez, Margaux ULiège
Date of defense  : 4-Jul-2022
Advisor(s) : Thiry, Damien ULiège
Committee's member(s) : HAYETTE, Marie-Pierre ULiège
Laitat, Martine ULiège
REENAERS, Catherine ULiège
Language : English
Number of pages : 49
Keywords : [en] bacteriophages, Escherichia coli, piglets, post-weaning diarrhea
Discipline(s) : Life sciences > Veterinary medicine & animal health
Target public : Researchers
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Institution(s) : Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique
Degree: Master en sciences biomédicales, à finalité approfondie
Faculty: Master thesis of the Faculté de Médecine

Abstract

[en] Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains causing post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in piglets have a considerable and detrimental impact on animal health and economy in pig production. ETEC strains adhere to the host small intestinal epithelial cells using fimbriae type F4 or F18 which recognize and adhere to the corresponding surface receptors. In weaned piglets, this pathogeny leads to clinical sign such as watery diarrhea, depression, inappetence and dehydration. In addition to management and dietary factors, antimicrobials have been widely used for the prevention and treatment of ETEC infections, resulting in high levels of antibiotic resistances detected in ETEC strains. Phage therapy could be an interesting alternative to this resistance problem.

In the context of this work, ten phages were isolated against an E. coli O8:F18 strain (A-I-210). Bacteriophages B, C, H, I and J were selected based on their host range. These phages were subsequently characterized in vitro and showed steady concentrations over a pH (4-10) and temperature (25-45°C) range. The newly isolated phage B was similar to the Siphoviridae family, and the four other phages to the Myoviridae family. The occurrence of lytic proteins in their genomes appeared to corroborate with virulent type of bacteriophages. Finally, the use of the in vivo Galleria mellonella larvae model suggested the therapeutic potential of phages B and J with a statistically significant increase in survival compared to non-treated larvae.

These findings suggested that newly identified phages B and J might be promising candidates for treating Escherichia coli F18 infections. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to investigate their relevance in PWD-affected pigs.


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  • Navez, Margaux ULiège Université de Liège > Master sc. bioméd., à fin.

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  • HAYETTE, Marie-Pierre ULiège Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Unilab > Service de microbiologie clinique
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  • Laitat, Martine ULiège Université de Liège - ULiège > Dépt d'Ens. et de Clinique des animaux de Production (DCP) > Gestion de la santé des porcs
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  • REENAERS, Catherine ULiège Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de médecine interne > Service de gastroentérologie, hépatologie, onco. digestive
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