Bacteriophage and methods of making and using

摘要

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

主权项

1. A method for reducing the level of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in tobacco, comprising:
contacting tobacco with an effective amount of a composition comprising:
a bacteriophage comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an endolysin, wherein the nucleic acid sequence has at least 95% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; ora bacteriophage comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an endolysin having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2.