Environmental Impact of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Their Role in Intestinal Bowel Diseases, and Possible Control by Bacteriophages

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) represent a group of prokaryotic microorganisms that are widely spread in the anoxic environment (seabed, riverbed and lakebed sediments, mud, intestinal tract humans animals, metal surfaces). SRB species also have an impact on processes occurring including connections between their presence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Since these can develop antimicrobial resistance toward drugs, antibiotics agents, bacteriophages could additional potential effective treatment. The main objectives review were as follows: (a) to (both from environmental sources) regarding role diseases well influence processes; (b) review, according literature data, possible applications. significant adverse industry animals health, phage treatment be seen method inhibition. However, there relatively few studies concerning phages strains. Siphoviridae Myoviridae families sulfide-producing phages. most recent induced, by UV light, Desulfovibrio vulgaris NCIMB 8303 desulfuricans ATCC 13541. Notwithstanding costly medically negative impacts SRB, they been subject studies. current search for alternatives chemical biocides has led renewed interest antibacterial biocontrol therapeutic use against SRB. Hence, might promising future.