DISTRIBUTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LYTIC BACTERIOPHAGES AGAINST MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT AND EXTENDED-SPECTRUM OF β-LACTAMASE PRODUCING PATHOGENS FROM HOSPITAL EFFLUENTS

Objective: To isolate. Screen and characterize an effective phage for MDR and ESBL producing pathogenic bacterial strains. Methods: Bacteriophages were isolated from hospital effluent samples by double layer agar method. Isolated phages were propagated by liquid enrichment technique and its host range was analyzed by double layer agar method. Morphology of the isolated phages was identified by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). Genomic and...