Table 1.

Examples of the use of bacteriophages in controlling bacteria.

Scope of Use	Example	Host Pathogens	References
Treatment of human and animals	Gastroenteric, respiratory, urinary tract and skin infections, otitis, keratitis	E. coli, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, Pseudomonas spp., Enterococcus spp., Acinetobacter baumanni	[1]
Prophylaxis and treatment	Neonatal diarrhoeal infections in calves;	E. coli,	[41]
	Campylobacter infections in broiler chickens;	Campylobacter jejuni	[42]
	Salmonella infections in chickens	Salmonella spp.	[43]
Decontaminants	Biocontrol agents against food- and beverage-borne pathogens	Control of LAB growth during ethanol fermentation	[44,45]
Biosanitization	On equipment surfaces to eradicate biofilms in food production; on plastic, glass, and ceramic surfaces in hospitals	S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, L. monocytogenes Acinetobacter baumannii	[46,47]
Bio-preservation	Highly processed products with a short shelf life	Listeria monocytogenes; Campylobacter spp.	[48]
Agriculture	Biocontrol of plant pathogens, i.e., potato and tomato diseases; onion scab; lettuce and leek diseases; fruit tree diseases; cultivated mushrooms	Pseudomonas spp., Xanthomonas spp., Erwinia spp., Ralstonia spp., Agrobacterium spp., Xylella spp., Pectobacterium spp., Dickeya spp. Pleurotus ostreatus	[49]
Aquaculture	Biocontrol of fish pathogens in commercial fish farming	Mainly to Vibrio spp., less to Edwardsiella spp., Lactococcus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Aeromonas spp., Flavobacterium spp.	[49]