Complete genome sequence of a newly isolated lytic bacteriophage, EFAP-1 of<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>, and antibacterial activity of its endolysin EFAL-1

Abstract

Bacteriophage EFAP-1 and its lytic protein, EFAL-1, can be utilized as potent antimicrobial agents against Enterococcus spp. strains resistant to conventional antibiotics in hospital infections and also as environmental disinfectants to control disease-causing Enterococcus spp. in dairy farms.